In the rules it doesn't specifically state that reconnecting to avoid cuff or jail is not allowed however it does say that changing your job to cop while having crime is not permitted and the only way to do this is to reconnect because using the command !switch is blocked when you have crime.
By doing this Lapsha has indeed broken the rules and has to receive some sort of punishment in my eyes.
MyBack, my suggestion for this situation is to code a short plugin that if you have the ability to change to a cop at any point and if you have crime and you reconnect to join cops, you should automatically be put into civilians team until your crime is gone.
My second suggestion is that we add a new rule for normal civilians and that rule being: if you have crime and a cop is chasing after you, you are not allowed to disconnect and connect a few min later to avoid jail. This however may be avoided by the players saying, I had to go because I had a phone call or I had to answer the door etc. This is just a suggestion and is subject to discussion during the meeting.