Delete a character if he dies.

[Son_of_Megatron]

PvP death to my understanding is not enforced by system or though game mechanics but by Player agreement, It works to a point but is not in itself an incentive to not die by player or world.

It is a great soft rule to allow player interactions a chance to resolve and end if a fight breaks out, But it does not incentivize better play.
Allowing yourself to be blown up because it is less hassle than fighting (Or in my case it is just a lack of skill) or loses less money over submitting to demands or just afking into planets or minefields while tabbed out (something I do from time to time) are all non issues because there is no reason to not just die take the minor pocket tap and go right back to what ever we were doing.
A pvp ship goes somewhere else or logs out, a trader that was pirated switches or picks a new place to sell, the planet crasher just resets and pays a little better attention the next time around.

These things are minor setbacks but do not make players avoid being killed either from PVP or PVE.
I am not saying that a death mechanic needs to be implemented, but if one was to be put in place There are a number of options that are not permadeath and can be used to incentivize better play in RP or PVP areas.