tbh we don't even break canon technically. we're still in the earlier days of the occupation. we need to wait for about 15 years to ic-ly get to the events of hl2.
what im sayin is
we dont have to strictly follow what we see in game cuz times they are a-changin'
itd be cool to see year one/first few months of combine takeover
cps are just fuckers wearing plastic death suits with about 1% of actual armor
dispatch is just some fat weirdo who watches cameras all day and picks up phones to listen to fuckers cry and moan
cops really dont care about what they do cause they know they can get away with it so they use this to grow their hook nose and fuck hoors
citizens are depressive blue collar workers who react to the enslavement either by makin sure others feel as bad as them or by doin coke and hookers