Combat escorts to miners

I've noticed fresh combat pilots often are very eager to play combat escort to miners in high sec.

Almost always the best escort ship the miners can ask such a pilot to come in is a hauler. (Orcas are usually out of reach of any such pilot, and logistics ships are useful only if suicide attacks against Hulks is the current rage around the mining fields - and noticeable portion of the miners have Hulks.)

A combat escort ship around miners signals to can flippers: "Come here, there is an interesting fight to be got if you poke us right! Just fit your ships against the escort and come flip the can!"

A hauler, on the other hand, keeps the can empty. The signal is "Go away, nothing but boredom and mining laser show to be had here. No can to flip."

Victory is defined by you getting what you want (ore) and the opposition not getting what they want (fights). They might smack on local. No worries. Everybody whose opinion you care about knows that is what losers do.