Having read the reports about their suffering, I feel awful about an incident that happened last week. While doing some civil service in the Tau 31 system (transporting prisoners from the planet to the Battleship McDuff), i detected a hostile contact on my scanners. Closer inspection found that it was a Nayehiya-tagged gunboat. I assumed that they were there to charge a tax on all of the traders there (there was probably 5 of us). After dropping off a load of prisoners, I attacked the gunboat. it quickly eliminated my ship, but the encounter caused it to flee. After cruising to about 10k away, he contacted me and told me that his purpose there was not to pirate. I feel horrible about this, and I will do my part in our aid to their proud people.