The only ruling was that he wasn’t the property of Starfleet.
Does he have Data’s permission? If so, then that is between the two.
How can future shows retcon the errors of Star Trek Picard?
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The only ruling was that he wasn’t the property of Starfleet.
Does he have Data’s permission? If so, then that is between the two.
Think about it.
And if Geordi didn't, and various circumstances had Geordi poking and prodding Data's brain?
Let's assume that Lt. Commander Data is a "Legal Person", just like the EMH & you and I.
Nothing in Data’s “brain” should be able to be used against him when it is in an emergency capacity. Just like nothing you say should be able to be used against you when you are undergoing medical treatment.
No. Because that isn’t the case in the shows.
Still not an explanation as to why you're against it if it's part of the job application process?
It's not like you're scanning people randomly on the street every day and interrogating them.
If you apply for ___ job that requires government security clearance or is of critical importance and that's part of the requirements.
Would you still apply for ___ job if a mind scan / lie detector was required?
That's not the scenario that I'm presenting.
I'm presenting this as part of the job process.
The UFP / StarFleet have been infiltrated with Double-Agents.
Two very high profile cases that made it nearly to the top.
If you had the tools to prevent any "Double-Agents" from existing within your ranks, would you use it?
It's an invasion of privacy at a level more personal than any questionnaire or background check. It's the sort of thing Star Trek does episodes about and comes out against.
And yet critical breaches in security have happened twice that is of high rank.
One case of low rank in the form of Lt. Rizzo.
Are you going to say "Oh Well, that's life" and let it happen again?
The tool exists for you to prevent that.
I'll gurantee to you that "Zero Physical/Mental Harm" will come to any applicants who go through said process.
They may not get ___ job, and go back to private sector work and live a mundane life.
Why would they need a weekly prostate exam unless you contracted something or are developing something?
StarFleet/UFP would have their doctors keep you in tip top shape.
You should read the stories of John Anthony Walker and how he betrayed the US Navy and sold secrets to the USSR.
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Life isn’t safe. Sometimes you get burned.
You can’t even guarantee it would work. Spock was able to beat the Mind-sifter in “Errand of Mercy”. No matter the tech, people will figure out how to beat it.
Sometimes the cure is worse than the disease.
Just because we/they have a solution to a "problem" doesn't mean we have to use it. Especially of the solution has moral implications that run counter to the ideas we/they believe in.
No, you can't garantee to you that "Zero Physical/Mental Harm" will come to any applicants who go through said process.
Mind probes. Good enough for the Klingons. Good enough for us.
And we'll find a way to protect ourselves. Mind Reading is one of them.
Then people will find counters to whatever Psychic Defenses they have.
In what way does having a mind reading for a critical job role in Government / Military count as a "Moral Crisis"?
Everyday citizens will never have to deal with getting Psychic Scans.
You're doing a job that has critical Security Implications, if you can have a higher level of gurantee of safety and to prevent traitors amongst your ranks, you bet that every government in the world will do it.
Or course we can gurantee "Zero Physical / Mental Harm". It's the UFP / StarFleet.
The worse thing they will do is fire you or tell you that you're not qualified and bar you from Government / Military jobs.
You can go back to being a civilian in the private sector doing stuff in that realm.
Again, if you have to ask.
Yes, that trick always works.
I think you're exaggerating and being overly concerned for no reason.
Have you seen the UFP / StarFleet? They're one of the biggest Softies in the Milky Way Galaxy.Yes, that trick always works.
They let Bajor be "Brutally Occupied" by the Cardassians because of their "Non-Interference Policy thanks to the Prime Directive".
I guess I hold Starfleet and the UFP to a higher moral standard than you. Kirk and Picard are my barometers not Satie and Cartwright,
Next thing Starfleet will be wanting is weekly prostate exams!
That WOULD be a bridge too far ("Drop your pants and let's have a look under the hood.")
Or when Janeway deleted the EMH's memories? ("Latent Image")
And yet this is the same UFP / StarFleet that ROYALLY screwed up with: Selok, Oh, & Rizzo.
The amount of damage that all 3x could've done is immeasurable and could have significant LONG LASTING effects.
Yup, that was another case of Janeway violating "The Doctors" personhood by messing with his memories.
"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." - Benjamin Franklin
That only matters to US Citizenry and giving up personal inalienable rights guranteed to each individual citizen.
Applying for a Government / Military Job is QUITE DIFFERENT.
Working for the Government / Military isn't a requirement for your daily life / existence.
You "Chose/VOLUNTEER" to work in the Government / Military or UFP / StarFleet.
Nobody requires you to serve in either.
The vast majority of the UFP citizenry will never work in the Government / Military AKA UFP / StarFleet.
So this doesn't affect them.
Either it applies to everyone or it applies to no one.
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