When did the Janeway hatred truly start to coalesce?
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Let's not forget that Vulcan Love Slave is also high literature.
One man's succor is another man's cruel and unusual punishment. Anyhow, given the size of those PADDs, it may be that Janeway was sparing Tom the eyestrain.
Maybe Captain America's detention PSAs...
It might have been nice if Tom had actually complained out loud at the limited contents of the prison library: "Meditations of Logic for Inner Peace" by Surak? "Great Expectations" by Dickens? The Call of the Prophets by Akorem Len? What is this? Can't you give me a few pulp magazines or something?
since Harry had to request permission to visit him (and was repeatedly denied it!) that doesn’t seem likely.
Agreed. That suggests that this was indeed solitary confinement, which is technically illegal. So, three possibilities.
1. The Federation condoned this, which means a very big step backward in their prisoner rehabilitation methods.
2. Janeway broke the law, but it was swept under the rug with all her other dubious actions.
3. Solitary confinement has been redefined, so Tom was not kept truly alone for 30d, but he wasn't allowed visits from friends.
Assuming that the Federation hasn't returned to a punishment that was outlawed along with flogging, or that Janeway wasn't doing it on her own, the most logical assumption is that Tom's "solitary" confinement was selective. And a "no ensigns" policy seems rather silly. "Only certain people" is more likely. He would see Neelix three times a day (meals), and I'm sure the Doctor would insist that he be regularly monitored for emotional stability. Because Harry and B'Elanna had no official reason to visit him, it would be harder for them.
Ah. Well, never hard to get me to talk about that. If you deleted all my "Harry deserved a promotion" posts, I'd probably drop down to Commander. 
Really, I think that the "solitary confinement" matter was due to sloppy scriptwriting. Neither the writer nor the editor knew that true solitary confinement was outlawed as an inhumane punishment.
Really, I think that the "solitary confinement" matter was due to sloppy scriptwriting. Neither the writer nor the editor knew that true solitary confinement was outlawed as an inhumane punishment.
They were under constant attack the whole time.
"I know they are shooting at us, and I know that we are running, but can I have some time off to talk to Tom about which DeLanney sister is better?"
Even in Harry's off time when he wasn't sleeping, he was on call, for when some one died, and he needed to replace their position.
Oh?
Did Harry help in the crime?
"I know they are shooting at us, and I know that we are running, but can I have some time off to talk to Tom about which DeLanney sister is better?"
Even in Harry's off time when he wasn't sleeping, he was on call, for when some one died, and he needed to replace their position.
Oh?
Did Harry help in the crime?
I liked Great Expectations in high school...
It's like the "no Homers" club. One ensign at a time is allowed.
On a more serious note: it does mean they were without their best pilot for 30 days. Hopefully it was a quiet month...
What does best "pilot" even mean?
It's a few buttons pressed in a known order to perform a series of tasks in response to expected stimulus.
Maybe Tom can do stunts at impulse, or circus contortions on thrusters through an asteroid field, but that's without any g-force or inertia to oppose his decisions.
Voyager was moving at warp 9 in a straight line while being fired on.
What they needed was a smart engineer to stop the engine from exploding while they were using an inconsiderable amount of power to move at unimaginable speeds.
It's a few buttons pressed in a known order to perform a series of tasks in response to expected stimulus.
Maybe Tom can do stunts at impulse, or circus contortions on thrusters through an asteroid field, but that's without any g-force or inertia to oppose his decisions.
Voyager was moving at warp 9 in a straight line while being fired on.
What they needed was a smart engineer to stop the engine from exploding while they were using an inconsiderable amount of power to move at unimaginable speeds.
Mandatory sex in The Federation, sure, but...the act must first be CMO-approved. Space syphilis is most unkind.
If Tom was needed, they would have fetched him. It's not like they didn't know where he was...
