(10-13-2014, 02:02 PM)Duncan Farquar Wrote: What bothers me and stops me is not the interpretation of other players, but the interpretation of my actions that admins will make.
What if my behavior is considered piracy instead law enforcement? If I ask for a fine, the player refuses to pay and I destroy him... if TLAGSNET isn't enough evidence of crime...
Then probably the best would be to directly contact some admin and ask. But this should not be against rules in my opinion. While inRP, the scan can be questioned etc., ooRPly we know that it is accurate and if it shows ship with contraband, the contraband was really there. And thus you are acting according to your ID (issuing fine for violation of laws).
But personally I still sugest to not doing it this way. Catching smugglers is supposed to be fun by catching itself, if smuggler gets away before I get there, he won and I´m accepting it. Police work should not be just sitting somewhere and making screenshots from TLAGSNET.
In your case, if he dumped and destroyed the contraband before you got close enough to scan him, you can count it as your partial victory. Sure, he didn´t pay fine, but at least you stopped another contraband shipment.
