Law Enforcement Lines, ID Rules, and the Rules.

[Lythrilux]

Ok so quick query on Lawful law enforcement and rules. So the standardised line for law enforcement on lawful IDs is "Can demand contraband and levy fines and destroy ships who refuse to comply in their ZoI etc etc" and it's the respective faction's post in the laws thread that actually defines how that line is interpreted and what it can do.

However, I have a question. If the line isn't enforced exactly as described in a laws post, would a player be breaking the rules?

For example, Core laws could say:

"A ship carrying contraband must be fined, and then escorted with it's cargo to a drop-off point. Unless you are in a transport, cargo cannot be demanded to be dropped in space [and destroyed] as the cargo could be useful".

So if a Core ship caught a smuggler hauling artifacts, and instead of escorting it to a drop-off point they made the smuggler drop it and the Core ship blew up the cargo, would it be sanctionable?

I'm sorry if this seems complex. Just playing around with an idea in my head.

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