Pointless piracy...

[TehBibblez]

Right, while I hate for my first post to be something negative, I'm at a bit of a loss after a few recent encounters with pirates. I won't disclose names or locations, as I'd hate to be the whiner, but it would be interesting to see if the rest of you have had similar encounters...
Whilst on a relatively standard trading route, my ship was intercepted by a lone pirate. Nothing unusual there. However, his sole demand made very little sense to me. I was ordered to drop my entire cargo, despite the several mil sitting in my bank, and the fact he was entirely out of room in his hold. And with my lousy loadout, staring down the barrells of a twin SNAC, in a ship with the maneuverability and grace of a thrown brick, I had little option but watch as my jettisoned cargo was destroyed in space. After all, resistance would have a similar result, only with the added cost of replacing lost bots/bats.
Two days later, an entirely different pirate gave me exactly the same treatment.
It's not as if I have anything against paying pirates in credits or loot, I'm usually extremely obliging. But the above scenario has already put a large dent in my profits, at no real gain to the pirates involved.
It doesn't make much sense RPwise either, as these pirates make their living leeching off traders. Surely destrying my profit margins without at least benefitting from the act is just damaging their own livelihood?

Any comments are welcome, I'd just like to hear your thoughts, maybe some tips on bargaining with them?

Cheers




(edit) Since several of you have asked for more info, and I was probably being a little too cautious with it beforehand, I'll clarify for you:
The pirates involved were Lane Hackers and Outcasts, and I was carrying Neon through California and Cortez, respectively.
Sorry about the general vagueness