Having fun as CMP without even leaving your booth

[ThePiachu]

So, last night I was playing CMP. At roundstart, I had no other MPs, so I decided to apply myself to the checkpoint and at least keep the rabble contained for 25 minutes. While I didn't have much to do there other than pressing the button, what I did have was my radio. I noticed CMO was not around yet, so when I heard the doctors were making drugs, I did remind them that they need the proper authorisation form, otherwise distributing what they make is illegal. I would engage with some banter about that each time I would hear a medic asking for drugs over the medical channel - "I hope you have the proper paperwork!". When a medic came back and wanted to get back to briefing, I asked them - "Did you acquire any unlicensed medications while you were on the other side of the boarder?", knowing full well that they wouldn't tell me if he did.

I knew I didn't have the manpower to search every medic, make 10 arrests and not start a riot - it was still just me, 20 minutes in. But by reminding people about the need for proper authorisation, I did remind them that hey, that's the law, I did instil a small sense of dread without being an actual asshole, and I did it all without ever having to leave my booth. Not soon after the briefing I did hear one of the doctors remarking that "The CMP is everywhere, it's like he's crawling through the vents", just as I walked into medbay.

Sometimes a good banter is all you need to remind people that the Marine Law exists, put in them the fear of the Law, all without making a single arrest.

That is not to say you should just let them slip by all of the time - otherwise they would see you as a paper tiger. Next time I'll have a few MPs with me, you bet your ass one of them will be checking the papers and busting your medicine ring . Or I might decide to do that myself if I'm alone. Nobody expects the MPs...

[Bulaven]

Well. Just goes to show you: Sometimes, the carrot moves the horse faster than the stick.