If they were captured by proper Amarr combatants they would be more than likely enslaved. Which is worse? A life of servitude or death?

And I see Minmatar rhetoric hasn't changed.

Instead of attacking real slavers - Sansha Nation, who enslave to kill and turn into flesh puppets anyone they encounter, the Tribals attack peaceful Empire citizens, who enslave only criminals and prisoners of war.

Arrendis, you are really breaking all limits of stupidity.
They were BORN slaves, not enslaved.

Yet some how the Elder's were simply able to flout modern laws and agreements through minor and baseless interpretations of their making and despite this no punishment or injunctions were levelled against the guilty parties.

Where our representatives had though they might have brokered some modicum of peace or perhaps a cold conflict with the Matari people as a whole the Elder's proved us wrong and made us subject to an unlawful attack. That CONCORD itself took no punitive action, nor the Republic itself was as I have said aggrieving enough.

Amusingly enough though yourself and other capsuleers more closely aligned with the Matari people seem altogether too keen to jump to the Elder's defence despite their actions mirroring those of the Empire despite the representative and supposedly governing body of the Republic holding agreements with the CONCORD signatory members.