(Personal statement) I have been a member of both pavilion and Invictia, and I can safely say that combat in my eyes is situational. Sometimes RP is chosen, sometimes a gunfight. If someone is restrained and we see 10 police cars and 2 hunters on the way, we're gonna take the chance to get our man back whether it be gunfight or roleplay, as a 6 on 3 is a lot easier than a 6 on 30 like it has been before.
I'd also like to add a lot of police officers when they have restrained me or gang members in the past have seemed extremely cocky about it, and it's really hard to RP when the person is basically goading you because you got restrained. Personally I think if both sides treated each other a lot better than we'd be more than happy to roleplay as we will be able to approach officers without instantly hostility regarding weapons, and officers will be able to talk to us without fear of being taken hostage. Both sides need to stop swinging knobs around and this situation will sort itself