Hogosha and Kusari Lawfuls , it's time to settle this

[jammi]

And to think, I thought my KSP was alone on a one man crusade against Hogshan pirates! The Farmers and Hogsha fill a niche in Kusari, but it's a widely misinterpreted one. I also get the impression it's a misinterpretation that's been carried over to the dev boards as well - but that's just going off the KNF/Hog/AFA relations shown in the Black Dragon's infocard.

Basically, when I run across a Hogsha pirating, I'll break them up, then fine the Hogshan for piracy. Same for Farmers. Generally I'll get one of two excuses from the Hogshan who almost all the time expects to be let off scott free. The first is: "The miner attacked me." This is met with great skepticism. If the miner has been savvy and taken SSs of the incident, this will clear things up later. If not, I'll tell both to stop shooting, and if it's unclear who was causing the problem, fine both for breaching the peace, then escort the miner away.

The second argument is "the gaijin slandered me, I am exacting retribution". This does not float either. The reply is usually, "are you aware of the laws, [Hogsha/Farmer]-san? Private police forces are not desired or permitted. If you have been slandered, you report it to the proper authorities, then we will deal with it." Then I fine him for assault/breaching the peace and escort the miner away.

Basically, if I come across you during the act of extortion, I do not see Hogsha, Farmer, Outcast, Blood Dragon, GC... I see 'pirate'. None of them will get any slack if caught.

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