We all know what the real issue is here...
SDC and all the other commandos o9o9o9o9o9 are in this game purely to treat it like it was a PvP Arena.
They crave to see the explosions of other ships.
They get a dopamine rush out of it - especially if the player in the other ship is "salty" about it.
These guys are absolutely addicted to ship explosions of any kind.
It doesn't matter who's ship they explode. The game itself doesn't matter. None of the in-game roles matter.
All that matters is they can gank a ship - any ship - and explode it. That's the total extent of their gameplay. They're not here to play Elite, they're here purely to explode ships and "mine salt".
In short - what they do is ruin the actual game for everyone else who isn't a rabid PvP'er.
So a tiny percentage of the player population decide to disconnect from the game.
This denies the rabid PvP'ers their dopamine rush. The addict is denied their hit, thusly, the screaming begins.
Now, if only they modified their behaviour slightly, and that is, if only they kept their treatment of the game as a PvP Arena to themselves and other likeminded folks. Picked a system away from new players and main trade routes and generally systems away from people who are - y'know - actually trying to play the game as it has been touted - and no, dear rabid PvP'er, the main game is not touted as being a PvP Arena, it's primarily a PvE game with the possibility to meet other players.
Which also includes picking a fight with another player - but when you're 'picking a fight' every single time with the pure intention of "mining salt", then, dear rabid PvP'er, you're not playing the game. You're playing Elite: Arena in the wrong arena.