Well if a demand must be made before a kill shot, then it really corners a pirate to say "2 mill or die". Exspecially if they know you cant kill them till you make a demand and, then on the OTHER side of the coin know that you cant effectively RP pirateing if they have no fear of running before the demand is made.
So, now it looks like all the checks must be placed in the boxes before, RP is even a possibility.
I think some folk get the spirit and the letter of the rules mixed up and it is impossible to write the spirit of something into a document.
So, now for effiecent piracy 2 million NOW!.
Failure to stop = death.
Trade ships are a tad too safe, they can hire escorts mount good turrets, are not targetable by criusers, and now cant be killed until a demand is RPed. while chaseing a player group who is very apt to run and do all manner of actions with so little requirements.