Police also have the option to purchase armour. It was actually Ms_Understood who recommended giving cops cash on spawn so that has been added to the next version so they can afford to arm themselves. Even coming into interiors police have the element of surprise.
I think sides are fairly balanced the way things are, if anyone is at a handicap it's the criminals, removing this luxury would put them at an over disadvantage. I will consider adding a 10 second timer.
There is no biased involved here, only recently I struck down the idea of removing hunters. I believe the player still plans on posting the suggestion for the community's opinion.