The reasoning behind traders being able to ignore the 4-hour-rule was that pirates would benefit from pirating traders continually, and traders would learn better. Of course, this is from a time where there were much fewer people on the server and people actually got along. These days, it just ends up in people going *insert whiny voice here* "Pirates should be nicer!"
Now, I would normally write up a rant about how pirates should shoot first and be generally meaner, but we're derailing....
[8:32:45 PM] Dusty Lens: Oh no, let me get that. Hello? Oh it's my grandma. She says to be roleplay.
[12:49:19 AM] Elgatodiablo: You know its nice that you have all that proof and all, Bacon... but I just don't believe you.