That doesn't affect the substantive issue here: i.e. whether or not I should continue to fly outside Cadiz base in my BAF id'd and tagged underlevel (and therefore poor) Clydesdale. Singing "For Auld Lang Syne". What can someone demand of me without feeling that I am somehow giving them the two fingers by my mere presence alone.
Peoples' preferences for different styles of roleplay aside, it would be nice to clarify any misunderstanding on this.
One thing: Is "trade vessel" descriptive of form or function? ie is a Cap 8 Junker salvager a trade vessel? Is a gunless VHF carrying cargo a trade vessel?
Alternatively, rather than go down this road, one could stick to demanding all their cargo and credits, disable but not destroy their ships (ie causing them massive repairs) while one is at it, and make them perform humiliating acts like singing a song of questionable aestheetic value as they depart.