Trader ID KOS?

[Jinx]

i think that an official bounty ( one that the admins - if necessary can see aswell, and not some shady contract from a "friend" ) is reason enough to allow you to blow a trader up.

but you shouldn t sneak up to the trader - but killing a lawful ( even if he was smuggling ) is allways a sensitive matter... more sensitive than most people think.

firstly - you should engage him in neutral space and not in house space. then you should make sure that he is not near lawfuls, cause they would have to protect a trader no matter if there is a bounty on him or not.
and most importantly, you should make some things crystal clear BEFORE you shoot:
- your intention
- your reasons
- the reason why he is on the bounty list

furthermore - you may ( to improve the RP situation ) make sure you fire a train CD into possible lawfuls before you attack, to simulate a violation to the law. ( that means, even if you re a neutral merc, - but catch someone near ... lets say an IMG freeport, i d try to turn the station red to you, at least for the duration of the fight, cause the station would not really tolerate a pirate attack ( and in that case, a merc assassinating a trader is to be considered a pirate from the point of view of the station ).

if all that applies, i don t think there will be a problem. - mind, if the trader in question has a real problem with that.... forget about the bounty. its supposed to be fun for BOTH sides ( not for the killer side with the big guns )

when you act strictly by the rules, - you must not shoot him down. as a lawful, you d need an ironclad reason to do so ( contraband, hostages etc ) - and as a pirate, you d need to ask him for cargo / cash first.

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