This happened months ago, but I had an HS trying to interact with me in the middle of Manchester - surrounded by multiple lawful stations. One of which a Bounty Hunter's station. This person was apparently starved of interaction. I confronted leadership about this and was told that the interaction was fine.
I pointed to HS as a standard of how to play baddies right. I still believe there are good people still in the faction, but as with Discovery, the standard of how to conduct yourself in an RP platform has dropped.
It ain't about what you are capable of, it's about what you're willing to do.