The other day i was on my smuggler and a police tagged ship was camping the Houston dock ring. I fast docked and dumped my cargo while he screamed for me to halt. I start my RP about being an honest trader and all that and undock with a legal cargo. The point is from where he was stationed he got no look at my cargo even though he claimed too have proof. When asked the exact amount i supposedly had he claimed much more than i could hold with the other stuff and armor proving he was bluffing. This presented an excellent opportunity for us BOTH to RP it and have some great fun.
Now anyone with half a brain knows that camping the dock rings to catch smugglers is about the worst possible way to do it. Lawfuls need to take some lessons from pirates on stopping ships they want.
It doesn't take a cruiser or larger to do it all it takes is two ships working together. One disrupts the trade lane the other scans and deals with any ship with contraband goods. It shound NOT be easy to catch a smuggler if the smuggler knows what they are doing and the ability to disrupt dock rings has the potential for abuse FAR out wieghing the intended purpose.
