ingwe - Staff Report: Enforcement Action Taken - steelpoint
What’s your BYOND key:
ingwe
Round ID:
21476
Your character name:
Ingwe “Chaplain” Styles
Their BYOND key:
steelpoint
What are you reporting?:
Enforcement Action Taken
Description of the incident:
During the late stage of the round, a random mortar round landed near my me which made me deafen, near crit and the cades melted away. So I retaliated mortar operator with a single M39 burst which I got noted for.
Note | Rule 10 Lethal Force | Player fired three SMG rounds at a Squad Leader who was manning the mortar. Player stated it was in retaliation for the SL firing a mortar that hit friendlies. Noted to player they have to follow escalation. by steelpoint (SeniorMod) on 2024-03-26 14:21:26 (ID: 21476)
Evidence:
Logs since I don’t record.
During the conversation with steelpoint, they failed to enlighten to me why getting shot at by mortar round either:
A. Not constitute enough of IC reasons for me to retaliate mortar operator with 1 burst from smg.
Or:
B. Mortar round doesn’t count as lethal weapon therefore I broke the escalation rules.
I received an ahelp regarding a Marine having been shot by another Marine before having insults thrown at them. I investigated and ascertained that what had happened is that this Marine had fired a mortar round that had struck some friendly Marines, then one of these Marines, the OP, went to the FOB, found the Mortar Marine, and fired off a burst from their SMG while insulting them.
I contacted the OP and explained to them that they must follow escalation when confronting another human character, and that being struck by a mortar does not post-facto justify attacking the mortar operator without having to follow escalation, especially since in this scenario it did not appear the operator was griefing.
I indicated to the OP my reasoning, after which they ceased communicating ergo I resolved the ticket after giving them some time to send any response.
The OP contacted me via discord wherein I reiterated my reasoning, I stated that their best course of action would be to lodge a staff report if they believed my conduct was subpar or interpretation of the rules and procedures was not applied correctly.
The gap between you getting hit and shooting the guy on the mortar was long enough for escalation to reset. Getting hit doesn’t give you a free pass to shoot them next time you see them.