Try and read the first post.
My issue is not with thieves in Hub. I think it would be nice with no stealing/no bombing there, but that is for a different thread.
My issue is with the fact that the way Hub is protected atm means thieves and bombers can do as they please and we can't eradicate them on sight. This is not what I imagine the idea was, thus I call it an exploit. I saw Misia bomb 3 people in a row there and guards did nothing. Could I shoot her? Nop, guards hadn't seen her stealing, so 1) she wont die from my bullets, and 2) ill be shot and lose karma for no reason. I got bombed by Saddam the other day who got caught stealing but still wasn't guard killed - he took the stuff off the toon and left by grid. I find that retarded.
My 2nd point was that having bombers go wild in Hub is not a good idea since it's the nub town - and that was, I believe, the reason it was protected in the first place? We need more players. We don't need more entertainment venues for bored oldtimers to ruin the game of new players. That is about as smart as eating your arm coz you're hungry. If the issue is lack of entertainment for oldtimers, that is a different issue entirely.
If you want thieving and bombing in Hub, so be it, but don't protect the offenders from the victims...
So what i say is - again - either or. Has nothing to do with my little pony, it's all about exploits and revenge.