It sounds to me, we should put a rule to pirates. Something along the line they shouldn't be able to pirate in the vicinity (say, 5k?) of a lawful base. I mean, it doesn't make sense. You should be swarmed by your enemies in those area, unless you are in a cruiser/battleship that can pwn the stuffs around til reinforcement. But, then, you cant pirate, so it doesnt matter anymore.