Freefire

[Chibs]

Allow us to manually select what guards should have freefire. Just because I want a guard with freefire in my supermax cellblock or guarding my armory, doesn't mean I want my armed guards to execute my high sec inmates as soon as they start a fight...

[Pogmothoin]

It's an emergency button, it's not meant for general use.

[Chibs]

Will armed guards use their weapons, despite freefire being disabled, if they get beat up by inmates? Because I don't think they do...

[Pogmothoin]

Will you get incarcerated for allowing your guards to shoot anyone who even farts near them? Yes, I think you will...

I didn't design the game, but I understand why it has been made that way. Learn to deal with it.

[Mikeldiablo]

If you end up in a situation where an armed guard blasts someone (if the guard or a staff member is in mortal danger), if the inmate survives, he should be locked in Supermax. If he dies, it will look bad to outside investors. If a situation arises where you can justify freefire, things are indeed very desperate for staff and snitches alike. And especially you. Their presence alone can suppress inmates, don't forget.

[Freebo]

I allow freefire, mainly because I had High Sec and wanted to get some gang members in

[RMJ1984]

Haha i just hit that button and forgot about it. Last night in my 200 man prison. I ended up killing like 64 prisoners. There are things worse than the official death penalty in my prison. Fear the shotgun guard Never seen so many bodies in the canteen. I can almost certaintly say the in mates will never fight in the canteen again.

[Themias]

Will armed guards use their weapons, despite freefire being disabled, if they get beat up by inmates? Because I don't think they do...

IIRC, they will use their weapon without freefire if their life is in danger.

[Mikeldiablo]

Will armed guards use their weapons, despite freefire being disabled, if they get beat up by inmates? Because I don't think they do...

IIRC, they will use their weapon without freefire if their life is in danger.

Or another guard. I think. That said, they can also get most inmates to surrender quickly by imitating shotguns and swearing at them.

[RMJ1984]

Freefire is basically shoot first and ask questions later.

[Jailer]

Allow us to manually select what guards should have freefire. Just because I want a guard with freefire in my supermax cellblock or guarding my armory, doesn't mean I want my armed guards to execute my high sec inmates as soon as they start a fight...

I think what you really want is freefire zones instead of freefire guards - as guards rotate / are faceless and go to highest priority job (patrol, guard, escort etc) when available.
As freefire is normally a last resort, a freefire zone would be useful maybe in your outside perimeters / armory to prevent escapes/stealing weapons. I guess then there should be a game balance between escapes and deaths as to prevent freefire being used as an easy way out for a badly deisgned/managed prison.