PurePsycho's HoS Application

[Sick Ness Monster]

Usual character name:
BYOND username: Pure Psycho
Discord username (if you are on our discord): I am not on the Goon Discord but I can join in and be active there if that is preferred
Recommended by (if applicable):None, I usually don't get much recognition (which is fine there are a lot of people)
Goon servers you play: Goon RP and Occasionally Goon RP2

Reason for application: I admit I do not have an enormous amount of experience playing SS13 I recently started only a couple weeks ago but I've logged around 50+ hours in that time and I have played as HoP and got a lot of kudos by people for my playstyle so I think I could handle other command roles.
 I really enjoy the RP aspect of ss13 coupled with the freedom that goon servers allow. It makes for fun and interesting stories and its great when you run into a player who is RPing in a really fun way to you can join in on their story. The reason I am applying is that in recent days I've noticed the Security teams have been completely out of hand during most rounds, there is almost never a HoS and when there is they are usually almost as bad as the SEC officers are. I want to be able to join in on rounds as the HoS so I can teach the other SEC officer how to appropriately apply force and do their jobs. Savagely beating someone and throwing them in jail is not an acceptable response to minor crime or even assault. It also doesn't make for a fun round when an ANTAG is immediately beaten brain dead because they were caught somewhere doing something suspicious but otherwise have no evidence against them to prove they are in fact a traitor.



Security experience (300 word minimum): My SEC experience isn't extensive of my 50+ hours maybe 15+ of them are as a SEC. I enjoy being a SEC officer and I often attempt to RP as an Officer Friendly type, patrolling the station and asking staff how the day is going etc. When confronted with criminals I ALWAYS ask them to come peacefully first or just hand out a ticket if it is a minor offense. I only stun and restrain a suspect if they attempt to assault me or refuse to stop whatever they are doing. If they run I don't always chase depending on the crime, I instead report them over the SEC channel and go back to the office to set them for arrest status and update their file to show the crimes they are wanted for. I always follow the chain of command if possible, this again is one of the reasons I am applying it is really frustrating when my fellow Officers are completely out of line beating and detaining people for excessive time without any real evidence or investigative work and the HoS is nowhere to be found or the Captain begins actively encouraging this behavior which makes it almost impossible to get the support and compliance of other staff members. The last round I played was incredibly frustrating and is one of the reasons for my application, I spent the round attempting to be a good officer taking people in and releasing them as I was supposed to be doing. The round was unbelievably chaotic it started with me arguing with another SEC officer that he couldn't beat and perma-detain a clown for assault. Then a man in a Ling costume being harassed nonstop by the other SEC members while a REAL ling was on the loose and the AI was actively tracking and attempting to slow it down with none of the other SEC officers doing anything. I stepped in to fight the ling and was almost successful until a fellow SEC officer walked in on the fight and proceeded to unload his riot shotgun into me. Somehow I managed to get back up and port-a-brig the ling before it got away again. I was hoping to get a break only to catch someone breaking into a secure area while I was trying to get some food THEN had to get into a brawl with the entire Botany wing because the Captain set them all to be arrested for drug production which led to me almost being killed by a flamethrower wielding botanist. After that I thought I might get some sort of break but then a clown decided to go full terrorist on the shuttle and started trying to murder everyone while the rest of SEC sat in their side room watching. All in all SEC is a tough roll but I think I  have played it well and have the necessary experience to call myself a decent SEC officer.
 
Answer two or more of the following:

• What advice would you give to other sec players?
  Play Nice, remember you have enormous power over other staff members your job is to enforce Space Law and make people feel safe. You are suppose to help people with their problems and be a role model for others. NOT some jackbooted thug who goes around beating and stunning people just because they talked back to you. READ THE WIKI it clearly states that the maximum sentence for any crime is 5min unless stated otherwise by Command. That being said, you are to serve the community sometimes its still not ok to act like a thug even if the Captain tells you to. Try and play along while also taking the side of the people being picked on.
  
• What was one of your favorite security moments? (Either playing as a sec officer or interacting with one)
  One of my favourite moments as SEC was when I chased a suspected syndicate member around the station for almost the whole round until I had finally caught him. He was very ROBUST and it took enormous effort to brig him as he had escaped from me multiple times. When I finally did get him in the brig a rad storm hit almost immediately and I pulled him out of the brig to save him, he ended up dragging me through the vent and we saved each others lives. After that he played a long and was compliant and helpful and I ended up having to release him as I couldn't dig up any concrete evidence on him. He was a spy, I checked at the end of the round, but the fun I had just trying to prove it even  though I failed made that whole round for me.Another(I know it says one) is when another SEC officer was playing a 64 year old officer who was assigned to desk duty and would constantly needle me and be on my back about every little thing and had stood back and watched as I tried to subdue 3 people at the same time who were all attempting to murder each other, then proceeded to criticize me for not breaking up the fight faster. It was frustrating as hell but also a lot of fun RP wise, knowing I couldn't trust Officer Greg to do anything other than paperwork (though he was great at updating and changing records and statuses when I radioed him). Never got a chance to tell him OOC I hope he didn't think I was ever actually mad at him.
  
• Describe any differences in your playstyle when part of a full security team and when being the only security officer.
  When there is a full team I try and use the SEC radio as much as possible and I usually avoid giving too much chase to runners, instead I will get their name and set them for arrest so the rest of SEC can back each other up. I have only been solo on the overflow server and when that happens I try and stay in contact with the captain, command, AI as much as possible and will often be more forgiving of minor crimes as I will often need the assistance of staff to bring down major threats.
  

[*]What's a security gimmick that you've ran or wanted to run?
I've wanted to try an Ultra Friendly SEC officer that forced people to shake hands, hug it out or apologize rather than performing arrests or brigging people. The thought of how frustrated someone would be when the SEC officer naively  tells the criminal and the victim to hug and say sorry is priceless. Though the past few matches I've played as SEC have been so unrelentingly chaotic I haven't had a chance to try it out yet. Maybe on the overflow one of these days I'll give it a whirl.

Previous bans: None

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The HOS applications require you to have been playing for at least three months - part of that is because it allows you to get a sizeable amount of experience around different situations on the station, and part of it is because it makes it much more likely that people will know you and have an opinion on whether you'd be a good fit for HOS.

It sounds to me like you have a fairly decent understanding of what sec play should be (in regards to trying not to be a shit) - although it does sound in part like you've often not gotten on well with other security, and I'm sure there are multiple perspectives on the events you've described. Also, probably not a good idea to go insulting current HOSes and calling them ("usually") shitters. You might be decent at security (I don't know, haven't seen you play) - but the HOSes on average have much, much more security playtime than you, so it comes off as arrogant to say the least.