police vs Pirates

[globalplayer-svk]

i have one question.as i know that ship bigger as gunboat can not be part of taxing traders or hunting them,or killing them.but how is it on police side? they can?
some minutes ago try police catch me,i escape and dock.funniest thing was battleship waiting near my destination and when i was close,the bs open fire.but i dock.when i undock,full of passangers,first thing what the battleship make was open fire to me,of course i was destroyed,but that is not importat.for me is important one question.on police side can be ship bigger as gunboat part of catching and killing traders/smugglers? or pirate also can have battleships as escort and support in pirating action.(and i think all traders will thinking if they refuse to pay when is pirate battleship near and can kill them,but that will be not good i think)
because how can someone smuggling when police battleship wait near final destination?again fighter/bomber or gunboat is chance to ecape or abide fire for longer time.but again bs is no change for trade ship.
and i think when is one side not alowed to use strongers ship again traders,the other side can not be aslo alowed.
(and i think noone see USS aircraft carrier hunting small ship full of drugs.but small police ship hunt them always)

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