Halt

[Binski]

Yes, and even though its now more openly worded, pretty sure it was always so that anyone who bids another ship to stop can destroy said ship without any further demand, or perhaps without even having a reason to engage in the first place. Even Freelancers can bounty hunt for people or cargos, and can order ships halt, and technically shoot down any ship that runs regardless of whether they have right to demand cargo or engage at all.

I think it's not be considered a "demand" to give a halt order, in the same way a demand for cargo, or credits is, so you arent technically forced to give double demands by ordering a halt, then ordering cargo or credits. Traders could claim they fulfilled the one demand available to the pirate by just stopping.

Its true though it could be abused a bit as anyone who can bounty hunt at all with a CD can order ships to halt and shoot them down if they run without ever getting to deal with a bounty or piracy demand. Maybe it should also state that you must your ID must allow you to engage in the first place to give a halt order, but its probably not a big deal, they can resort precedent by sanction if people started abusing it.

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