If I face a pirate using a transport/fighter and he's not trading

[Agmen of Eladesor]

If he's pirating then he's the aggressor, which is the magic word on that stuff.

Only if he's bountied and you're pursuing a bounty. Bounty hunters are not cops, they're after money.

In other words, if he's pirating someone and you're in a spot in space where pirating people is against the law, knock yourself out. There ARE places where a pirate could be pirating someone and there not be a bounty - make sure if you're bounty hunting that you're familiar with the house laws where ever you are operating, and of course that there's a bounty on the guy. Otherwise you can just go, meh, no bounty on you, so sorry person being pirated - unless you wish to hire me on the spot....

RP OPPORTUNITY!

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Oh god... The end of days... Agmen agreed with me.