The idea of MPs being able to walk at the same speed of everyone else being considered a “buff” is kinda funny to me. But anyways, I think one of the managers BlackDragon summarized it well on another thread:
Based on that quote, it sounds like MPs are meant to catch people and that “mp vs criminal balance” isn’t a concern (probably because you can’t join as a criminal.) If it is a concern somehow, I’d much rather the tools or CQC advantage be nerfed and for players to be able to move at the same speed. I think we should encourage interaction (whether that be talking, shoving, tablestunning, whatever) between players rather than encourage people to run away and not RP.