Tired of the confusion!

[McNeo]

Personally, I like that the Ptrans is outlawed. And I got one myself, a Mando one. Mandos are lawfuls in Liberty, but I never take the Ptrans there nonetheless. It's one of the perks that comes with awesome firepower and cargo space.

This is why it's outlawed in Liberty. Lots of guns, high cargo space, and a lovely skull decal denoting that you should hug it with open arms, invite the occupants over for tea and make a generous donation to Save The Children.

Sirius is not your neo-liberal contemporary society where people "may not agree what it is you say, but will defend your right to say it". People do not care, space is dangerous, and the laws associated with space travel are correspondingly draconian and restrictive. Like it or lump it, I'm afraid.

Plus, the gameplay does not facilitate laws as comprehensive as we know them today. They're based on the laws of probability, rather than absolutes. If you have a Pirate Transport, you are very likely to have an intention to pirate and/or smuggle, even if you're not caught doing either on the spot. As for those, such as the MM ones around, it is applied to them to make sure that people to not get jealous about exceptions, but more importantly, the list of exceptions doesn't get unweildy. A list cannot get uncontrollably long if it simply does not exist.

Individuals cannot be arrested quickly and effectively, either, and often feel free to come back and shove the fact that they've lost nothing in the face of the navy when they are caught. And it's true, you've lost nothing in terms of credits. So instead, you've lost your liberty. Ironic, given that this particular one is a Liberty law, but there we go.

Moaning about it wont change anything, and if I were still the person in charge of what happened to it, your ridiculous statements (Ryoken and friends) would simply vindicate my stance on the issue. You're bitchin' because you've lost the freedom to deceive those who uphold the law. You want to feel high and mighty "Haha, I might be doing something, but you can't prove it so you've got to let me go! How do you like that, you stupid copper?!" I, for one, am glad you lot have lost the ability to go around on your merry way so easily.

This isn't the real world, where the means to commit a crime is legal but the crime itself is illegal (Torrent programs, torrenting movies to name an example). No no, this is space, where if you even look slightly suspicious, say a word out of turn, you get your ship ripped out from under you and the report the officer files says it was because you "looked funny".