Cop rights for everyone

[[TC]»Pete«]

As far as I can remember this is the first time we've ever reset a list of any kind. The ban list has never been cleared before and neither has the cop rights revocation list. That's potentially 9 years worth of records (since we've had insim) but the system has changed a lot in that time and we believe that the vast majority of those people do not require physical training, they just need to take the license test, something which is relatively new. Sure there will be people who will screw up their chance to be a cop again but for the vast majority, I expect they will have learnt from their mistakes and will pose fewer problems.

We accept that some problems may arise because of this decision but if people choose to throw away this chance then that's their loss. What you need to remember is that they still have their previous history of offenses and they will not be discounted if they are reported for something cop related.

As I already mentioned, wiping the slate clean is not something we're known for doing but if it means we get more active, well behaved cops as a result, it was worth the risk. Don't count on us clearing any lists again though, this is very much a one off.