Lawful Pirating

[tfmachad]

So I've noticed of late a massive amount of Lawful's in cruiser and up ships scanning smugglers and demanding "Fines".

As most know smuggling is not the most profitable trade route. It is done by people to RP and have fun.

So while the tradewhore's have rules to protect them, the RPing smugglers do not.

Does anyone think that should change?

Shouldn't lawful's who fine or demand contraband cargo be restricted to doing it in GB's or below?

No, it shouldn't change. Difference there is that traders are the attacked while smugglers are the offenders.

1. "Lawfuls" won't do a thing to you if you don't cross the line while pirates will go after traders regardless.
2. "Lawfuls" don't go out of their way to hunt and prey on smugglers wherever. Pirates may go very well far from home to camp a busy trade route.
3. "Lawfuls" are defending their territory from forbidden substance/material. Pirates are interested in the substance/material/money.
4. "Lawfuls" aren't interested in "sharing" your profits with you, they are interested that you don't bring those things into their territory. If you successfully smuggle something to their homeworlds/systems, they lose. If you evade a pirate, too bad, though luck.

Given these differences, saying "lawfuls" should be treated the same as pirates regarding ship usage for two very different activities makes no sense whatsoever.

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