Hogosha in NY

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It could be argued that the LSF know damn well that the Hogosha smuggle artifacts for the Corsairs, and since Artifacts are contraband in Liberty, it would be reasonable to assume that the LSF have made a point to mention this to the LPI Police board of directors and the Liberty Navy Admiralty. The Navy would adhere to it quite strictly, though the Hogosha could probably bribe the LPI to ignore them because the LPI are quite corrupt.

If the Hogosha are not carrying any contraband, then they would be viewed with deep suspicion but they should not be openly attacked if they are not doing anything wrong by Liberty house laws. However, if there was an Interspace Commerce faction, or an Interspace Commerce player, that IC player could RP contacting a Navy or LPI vessel and saying "I have orders from Interspace to request that you apprehend that foreign criminal immediately. Their organisation is responsible for criminal attacks on our vessels and stations and Interspace will not stand for it! We will protest at the highest levels of government if no action is taken and I will mention your name to the admiralty board if you fail to act, sir. IC is most displeased".

Now, if the Navy or LPI person contacted were in RP they might swallow and say "uhhh...yes sir. On it right away sir, must always ensure the wheels of Liberty's finest corporations are running smoothly. We'll deal with those law breaking criminals! No need to mention me to the admiralty, I always do my job properly! We'll have them ejected from Liberty in a jiffy"

If it were done like that, I would applaud it. But it would be nice to see it kept in RP like that.

In fact, I'd say the authorities would attempt to show restraint. they'd ask IC, "Which ships attacked you? We'll apprehend them."

What Liberty does to Kusari citizens is going to have political ramifications. They will have to show casue to avoid a political incident with Kusari.

Hogosha are not one house. You can no more punish all Hogosha for another's crime than you can punish all corporations if one breaks the law.

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