It all began when RM went with a full squadron to Minnesota, quebec and New Hampshire... denying our sovereignty on those systems.
And the embargo is far from a PvP whorrage thing as you keep thinking buddy. I Made this embargo for RP purposes, I but keep lacking time to do more about it.
As for the embargo, if you get caught you have three choices:
o Turn back and return wherever you wnat to
o Drop the cargo and continue your trip
o get blown up
Quite frankly, I've rarely seen traders choosing the last option... Good thing IMO, it is in RP. and the embargo isn't that much enforced...sadly