For me, it honestly depends on the character. While, yes, there are situations where it's really just idiotic from an OOC viewpoint to resist authority and the like, some characters ICly may have authority issues, or truly feel they are that much of a hardass. I have both sides of that spectrum, to be honest.
Corelyn, if approached by an authority figure for doing something they are saying is illegal, will panic. Likely, she won't even have been trying to do anything out-of-bounds, but will immediately cease whatever it is she's asked not to do. She's not about to get into any trouble.
Dail'a, on the other hand... well, he's a prick at times - a totally anti-authority, tough-guy prick who can and will fight anyone if it looks fun and the opportunity presents itself. If some authority comes at him for doing something illegal, he could do anything from shrug it off and walk away to sass the hell out of them, or, if he's being detained, fight. Even if he's faced down by a pissed-off gigas, the otherwise dwarfed miqo is going to fight. He wants to fight, and isn't particularly afraid of losing.
It means nothing from me on an OOC level. It's just how the characters have been written.
At the same time, though, I have seen a lot of people "playing" characters who aren't even engaging in RP. They're just there as griefers. At that point, when the line becomes too blurry to tell, approach them in whispers or OOC. If, at that point, they come out to be trolls (or even bad RPers unwilling to work with you - I've seen plenty that are beyond hope, sadly, in all mediums), warn them that what they're doing is disruptive to you, personally, block them, then report them.
A;ways warn first - if you do, it makes for a better case when a GM reviews your report. Yes, it may cause people to become even more aggressive, but in the end, a short period of enduring their dickery is better when you find out action has been taken.
Corelyn, if approached by an authority figure for doing something they are saying is illegal, will panic. Likely, she won't even have been trying to do anything out-of-bounds, but will immediately cease whatever it is she's asked not to do. She's not about to get into any trouble.
Dail'a, on the other hand... well, he's a prick at times - a totally anti-authority, tough-guy prick who can and will fight anyone if it looks fun and the opportunity presents itself. If some authority comes at him for doing something illegal, he could do anything from shrug it off and walk away to sass the hell out of them, or, if he's being detained, fight. Even if he's faced down by a pissed-off gigas, the otherwise dwarfed miqo is going to fight. He wants to fight, and isn't particularly afraid of losing.
It means nothing from me on an OOC level. It's just how the characters have been written.
At the same time, though, I have seen a lot of people "playing" characters who aren't even engaging in RP. They're just there as griefers. At that point, when the line becomes too blurry to tell, approach them in whispers or OOC. If, at that point, they come out to be trolls (or even bad RPers unwilling to work with you - I've seen plenty that are beyond hope, sadly, in all mediums), warn them that what they're doing is disruptive to you, personally, block them, then report them.
A;ways warn first - if you do, it makes for a better case when a GM reviews your report. Yes, it may cause people to become even more aggressive, but in the end, a short period of enduring their dickery is better when you find out action has been taken.
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