Regarding the Kusari Legal Codex

[Agmen of Eladesor]

Well, first let's look at the relevant section of the Kusari Codex:

Except registered vessels, export traffic of the following products from Kusari to the Taus is restricted to Samura, Kishiro and GMG (ID+IFF).
Plutonium, Deuterium, H-Fuel, MOX, Military Vehicles, Light Arms, Ship Hull panels, Engine Components.
Gaijins found exporting the above listed products will be escorted to the nearest Kusari base or requested to drop the cargo on spot if escort not available.
Upon refusal to cooperate they will be considered hostile targets.
Fine: 2M, cargo confiscated or escorted to the nearest allied station if no alternate transport is available
(Hogosha may deal in light arms and be ignored)

Now, let's look at the two possible ID's you could have:

Kusari Naval Forces ID

Pilot carrying this ID is in the Kusari Naval Forces, who:

* Can destroy traders in Kusari who belong to corporations headquartered in Houses that Kusari is at war with if the trader refuses to drop all cargo and leave Kusari.

* Can trade and escort traders

* Can hunt pirates and terrorists within their Zone of Influence

* Cannot ally with any unlawfuls except:

o With the Hogosha, Farmers Alliance or Gaians

o With the Corsairs against the Outcasts and their allies


* Cannot demand any contraband from anyone within the following systems:
o New Tokyo, Honshu, Kyushu, Shikoku

* Cannot participate in any unlawful actions

* Cannot fulfill bounty contracts

* Cannot use any transports with more than 1000 cargo

Allowed ships: Fighters, Bombers, Freighters, Transports, Prison Liner, Gunboats

Kusari Naval Forces Guard ID

Pilot carrying this ID is in the Kusari Naval Forces Guard, who:

* Can destroy traders in Kusari who belong to corporations headquartered in Houses that Kusari is at war with if the trader refuses to drop all cargo and leave Kusari.



* Can escort traders

* Can only demand allied pilots and destroy ships if they refuse to hand them over

* Can hunt pirates and terrorists within their Zone of Influence

* Cannot ally with any unlawfuls except:

o With the Hogosha, Farmers Alliance or Gaians

o With the Corsairs against the Outcasts and their allies

* Cannot participate in any unlawful actions

* Cannot fulfill bounty contracts

* Cannot use any transports with more than 1000 cargo

Allowed ships: Fighters, Bombers, Freighters, Transports, Gunboats, Cruisers, Battleships

Pretty much if you were in anything gunboat sized of smaller, and he told you he was going to Bretonia from Kusari - and he wasn't registered - then your misson and duty is to stop him. For the Emperor!

Now, the minor detail that you caught him in the Tau's is an issue. BUT - he's still heading for the house you're at war with, so he's aiding and abetting the enemy. Boom, dead trader. No rule violations (again, presuming you're not in a large cap ship, since the Tau's are a gray territory as far as whether they're Kusari space or not). You're certainly not doing anything unlawful - you're not actually pirating him. You're escorting him to a secure base to offload, or you're destroying him. You're not asking him for credits to pass.

No issues - sounds like a powertrader.

Oh, and having Fraps on a hotkey can be your friend, as well as using something like Photoshop to remove the spurious junk from conversations, while making sure you preserve the original in case you need it for a sanction.

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Oh god... The end of days... Agmen agreed with me.