Civilians & Contraband

[MarvinCZ]

b) They attack you first by draining your shields to 50% or disrupt your cruise engines.

So still, firing CD IS considered as engagement ?

Sometimes I feel that legal text needs to have parentheses to avoid confusion, like a proper predicate.

b) They (attack you first by draining your shields to 50%) or (disrupt your cruise engines).

Notice that there is DISRUPT (as in "attack or disrupt"), not DISRUPTING (as in "by draining or disrupting").

Now it makes perfect sense and doesn't conflict with rule 5.2:

5.2 All attacks must be the result of some form of role play. "Engaging" is not sufficient. An attack is any hostile action that drains shields to less than 50%. Being hit with a CD is not considered an attack. If a player is attacked he has a right to defend himself regardless of who is attacking.

Rule 5.3 doesn't say that disrupting someone's cruise engine is an attack, only that it is an act that makes an under-level civilian a valid target.
Happy now?