Before I jump into this argument (as a lawful myself), I need to make sure I have my own facts straight before I make an arse out of meself, lol.
Are lawfuls allowed to shoot unlawfuls that are in their space without needing to do anything but say "engaging xxx" like our tags say we can? I mean, the simple act of being a pirate should be plenty of reason, and since we can't arrest them, we don't have much choice but to kill them (or escort them out of the system so they can come back right away...). Our tag says "can hunt unlawfuls within your faction's zone of influence" and doesn't specify that we have to catch them in the middle of it.
Quick yes or no on that and I can continue (or withdraw) my argument when I get back from class..