I have to agree with Michael.
Go outside and look around. cops are everywhere.. The criminals do NOT overpower the police. Yet many of them get away daily.
If you are getting caught while trying to carry out an Illegal Life you are doing it wrong..
Its possible to deal your stuff, or really anything you want without striking the attention of the police. But if you are dumb enough to do it right in front of the police, then you are GOING to get caught, and when they raid your base its because of your own stupid actions. Dont expect to camp out in your base and kill every cop that walks in, Because in RL if SWAT goes in to raid a house, and SWAT calls shots fired, officer down over the radio you had best bet that every officer in every surrounding county is going straight to them!
I think there is a fair balance at the moment.
As for the jail being 24 hours, We dealt with complaining about it being 167 Hours, so we lowered it. This isnt a one sided argument, You don't get to cry your way out of something and get exactly 100% what you want at all times. We compromised on our jail times, we expect you to compromise and actually Roleplay for a change.
I agree with Smello on this one, boys. I love being a Dinapoli and all but if you aren't smart enough to play the right side of the cops or be sneaky enough to not get caught, you really shouldn't be RPly illegaly. Every illegal RPer should be prepared to pay the price. Everyone gets caught at one point or another.
I was jailed for 167 hours a few weeks ago and I was fine with that as I opened up my Roleplay opportunities on my alt.