but we should be fair and not ask more from a zoner than from any other faction, shouldn t we? "a zoner without a zoner tag is not a real zoner" - allright, so a police ID without a proper police tag cannot scan/demand to drop contraband. how many corsairs ( sorry, only corsair examples, cause i never really meet outcasts ) fly around without the corsair tag? are they allowed to pirate then?
the RULES put the major importance on the ID. only then comes the tag into consideration. don t make the tag more important than the ID, people.
edit: about taking trading vesself from them ... this is about as "fair" as taking transports from generic traders only allowing them to cooperation traders. zoners are traders - you cannot disallow them their main ships. ( allthough i see a reason for that for balance and all - but taking away transports would be VERY out of roleplay for them - it would be more appropriate to take away every combat ship that they have; cause the npcs never use capital ships in any system ( as opposed to the major pirate factions and houses ) )