What I usually do is I run to New Berlin at which time I switch to my fighter (if he's there).
There's two sides which I am torn between: reality and RP.
In reality, you pirates are just other players with myself, and you want to have fun too. When I switch to my fighter and you've got the whole of Rheinland after you already, i'm sure it doesn't help your situation.
Then there's RP. You're a pirate, and therefore denying you and wasting your time/killing you is a good thing. Anything necessary to rid the system of another pirate, right? You're scourges.