"Justice" and the Prime Directive

Bryan Moore · Post by **Bryan Moore** » Tue Jun 09, 2009 6:48 pm

In the Season 1 episode "Justice" (I'm rewatching the series in order), isn't any communication with the Edo a violation of the PD? Do we have ANY evidence they are a post-warp society?

Tyyr · Post by **Tyyr** » Tue Jun 09, 2009 8:00 pm

They must have met the requirement somehow or else Picard wouldn't have stopped over. When it comes to the PD Picard lusts for the blood of "primitives" every bit as much as Janeway.

Sionnach Glic · Post by **Sionnach Glic** » Tue Jun 09, 2009 8:11 pm

Aye, presumably it was legal.

Atekimogus · Post by **Atekimogus** » Tue Jun 09, 2009 9:31 pm

It's been awhile since I saw that episode but wouldn't it be great if they adhered to the local law and get rid of their wunderkind early on? A lost opportunity imho

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Post by **Mikey** » Wed Jun 10, 2009 2:26 pm

It's a weird situation. On one hand, there is no second thought about mass contact with the natives; but on the other, they are shown to be absolutley flabbergasted by even orbital flight.

One would think that if the PD applied, the E-D would shun contact altogether.

Tyyr · Post by **Tyyr** » Wed Jun 10, 2009 4:01 pm

There has to be some other criteria than warp travel. That's the most common but what societies that are highly advanced but never tried to exceed the speed of light?

It also seemed rather half-assed on the part of the Ent crew to go down to this planet yet not even know the basics of their legal system. Namely you break the wrong law you die, so just be polite, courteous, and boff with the natives all you want.

Post by **Tsukiyumi** » Wed Jun 10, 2009 4:05 pm

Tyyr wrote:...boff with the natives all you want.

Truly, they must be an advanced civilization. Everyone knows that sluts are the most evolved humans.

Tyyr · Post by **Tyyr** » Wed Jun 10, 2009 4:11 pm

Apparently. On that planet they'd screw you if someone dropped a hat. On Risa displaying a mass produced cheap statuette will get you a threeway. Is there a single idyllic planet in Trek where the women aren't whores?

Post by **Mikey** » Wed Jun 10, 2009 4:12 pm

Nope. That's why they're idyllic.

Post by **Tsukiyumi** » Wed Jun 10, 2009 4:13 pm

Tyyr wrote:...Is there a single idyllic planet in Trek where the women aren't whores?

Remember, there's no money, so they're sluts, not whores.

Tyyr · Post by **Tyyr** » Wed Jun 10, 2009 4:15 pm

True, can't use the wrong terminology.

I hope Federation medicine is up to snuff in all areas or else Risa is just one huge festering puss filled boil of VD infecting itself on the Galaxy.

Bryan Moore · Post by **Bryan Moore** » Wed Jun 10, 2009 11:17 pm

Oh, right, General Order 1, Subsection 6, Paragraph 9: When alien vagina is involved, all matters of the Prime Directive may be given low priority. The Vagina Clause, of course =)

kostmayer · Post by **kostmayer** » Thu Jun 11, 2009 12:22 am

Bryan Moore wrote:The Vagina Clause, of course =)

Anything like Santa Claus? Red, bearded, comes once a year?

Vic · Post by **Vic** » Thu Jun 11, 2009 7:20 am

Once a........year?????

Bryan Moore · Post by **Bryan Moore** » Thu Jun 11, 2009 6:29 pm

Well, I still find the episode ridiculous. But then again, I guess a lot of seasons 1 and 2 are.

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