Smugglers and Mooring Rings

[beander2]

It's very OORP for a smuggler to dock with a lawful base after being sprung for contraband goods.

Not taking a side in the actual question, but this sentence should be addressed. I'd agree with you if "base" here means station or dockable ship, but in the context of planets - which is your point - I don't agree.

Yes, Manhattan is marked as "police base," but that should be interpreted as "police base located here," not that the entire planet is a police base. As others have pointed out, there is nothing OoRP at all about a smuggler landing on a populated planet to sell his/her cargo - in fact, most smugglers would prefer the anonymity that comes with a planetary destination.

As to doing it after being "sprung," I'd think smugglers in RL would run through populated places on purpose if being chased by police. I don't really get what's out of character here.

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Sir Alisdair Buchanan, KBE ~ Gateway)Trafalgar