You haven't been here long enough to know ins and outs of trading and pirating on the level I do, since trading and pirating activities are my bread and butter for last eight years. So your ignorance will be forgiven if you think that proper unlawful would bother pirating small miners for ore. It might be more convenient for you, but great pirate would not be wasting time on this and putting himself at risk of being ambushed or intercepted if such miner is a snitch. Although, I admit it, I have done this in the past in much more numerous and creative ways than you described. So please, leave your condescending tone behind before trying to pick a verbal argument with hardcore trader/pirate.