I think there's a couple separate issues coming into play at once here.
First, there is, quite plainly, the matter of just what public RP and and what it entails. Â Simply and obviously, it's RP you do in public, and I think reserving certain "rights" for yourself as a roleplayer you don't extend to other people is, at best, a lapse in judgement.
Just like in real life, if you're doing something in public, people get to do other things in public too, including responding to what you're doing. Â This is doubly true for criminal acts. Â If someone is doing something they should not be doing in an overt, public way, then it shouldn't really come as any kind of surprise when someone tries to stop them.
If you as a roleplayer don't want that to happen, then the onus is on you as the creator of that scene to explain to other people that those other people are not allowed to publicly interact unless it is in a way that meets your strict approval. Â If you don't want to deal with that, then you need to take it into a private space.
Second, and it's something I think people need to accept as a matter of the social contract, is the idea that IC actions should result in IC consequences. Â If your character does something sufficiently high-profile in public, like admitting to being a dangerous criminal, then what happens next is and arguably should be up for grabs. Â If you, as a roleplayer, don't want your character to suffer consequences for their actions, then you should not make those actions public.
At the same time, if your character is going to respond to a public situation with drastic action then you should, as a matter of courtesy, clear that with your fellow roleplayers.
Honestly, to put it plainly, if your character is going to be a villain, a criminal, or otherwise a bad guy, and you don't want your character to suffer the consequences of their actions, then you, as a the person in control of that character, need to keep those actions away out of the spotlight.
First, there is, quite plainly, the matter of just what public RP and and what it entails. Â Simply and obviously, it's RP you do in public, and I think reserving certain "rights" for yourself as a roleplayer you don't extend to other people is, at best, a lapse in judgement.
Just like in real life, if you're doing something in public, people get to do other things in public too, including responding to what you're doing. Â This is doubly true for criminal acts. Â If someone is doing something they should not be doing in an overt, public way, then it shouldn't really come as any kind of surprise when someone tries to stop them.
If you as a roleplayer don't want that to happen, then the onus is on you as the creator of that scene to explain to other people that those other people are not allowed to publicly interact unless it is in a way that meets your strict approval. Â If you don't want to deal with that, then you need to take it into a private space.
Second, and it's something I think people need to accept as a matter of the social contract, is the idea that IC actions should result in IC consequences. Â If your character does something sufficiently high-profile in public, like admitting to being a dangerous criminal, then what happens next is and arguably should be up for grabs. Â If you, as a roleplayer, don't want your character to suffer consequences for their actions, then you should not make those actions public.
At the same time, if your character is going to respond to a public situation with drastic action then you should, as a matter of courtesy, clear that with your fellow roleplayers.
Honestly, to put it plainly, if your character is going to be a villain, a criminal, or otherwise a bad guy, and you don't want your character to suffer the consequences of their actions, then you, as a the person in control of that character, need to keep those actions away out of the spotlight.
