Kasidy Yates did nothing illegal

[kkt]

Not sure how the non-Starfleet civilians could be treasonous.

Again, treason is an offense citizens commit against their country. Civilians can be guilty of it just as people in the military can be.

"Queens Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard were executed for treason for adultery against Henry VIII" -Wikipedia "Treason". Leaving aside the question of whether they were actually guilty of adultery, they certainly were not members of the armed forces.

During the American Revolution, a slave in Virginia named Billy helped the British and was convicted of treason. He was not part of the American military. (He was later pardoned by then-governor of Virginia Thomas Jefferson, as having none of the benefits of Virginia citizenship he could not be expected to defend Virginia. (also Wikipedia under "Treason")

 

[Farscape One]

Again, treason is an offense citizens commit against their country. Civilians can be guilty of it just as people in the military can be.

"Queens Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard were executed for treason for adultery against Henry VIII" -Wikipedia "Treason". Leaving aside the question of whether they were actually guilty of adultery, they certainly were not members of the armed forces.

During the American Revolution, a slave in Virginia named Billy helped the British and was convicted of treason. He was not part of the American military. (He was later pardoned by then-governor of Virginia Thomas Jefferson, as having none of the benefits of Virginia citizenship he could not be expected to defend Virginia. (also Wikipedia under "Treason")

And if the Maquis members were no longer Federation citizens, how can they be treasonous to the Federation? (At the very least, the Dorvan V people renounced their citizenship status. It's quite possible, and likely, that other former Federation worlds in the DMZ followed suit.)

I do think the Maquis should have been hunted down because they had proven to be a threat to Federation security, whether any were citizens or not.

 

[Bad Thoughts]

And if the Maquis members were no longer Federation citizens, how can they be treasonous to the Federation? (At the very least, the Dorvan V people renounced their citizenship status. It's quite possible, and likely, that other former Federation worlds in the DMZ followed suit.)

How are they not Federation citizens? Because they say so?

It sounds like a Sovereign Citizen racket.

 

[Farscape One]

How are they not Federation citizens? Because they say so?

It sounds like a Sovereign Citizen racket.

In "Journey's End", Picard made it clear to Anthwara that giving up the status would cut them off from any help from the Federation if they asked for it. There must be some legal maneuvering that allows this in the 24th century, especially since people are on other planets vs. just countries in one world. Might have been other Starfleet ships assigned to move other colonies in the DMZ and they asked for the same thing.


Though the comparison to Sovereign Citizens is an interesting one... those people are idiots. So were the Maquis.

 

[kkt]

And if the Maquis members were no longer Federation citizens, how can they be treasonous to the Federation? (At the very least, the Dorvan V people renounced their citizenship status. It's quite possible, and likely, that other former Federation worlds in the DMZ followed suit.)

I do think the Maquis should have been hunted down because they had proven to be a threat to Federation security, whether any were citizens or not.

It's not clear whether the Maquis were still Federation citizens. Picard said the colonists remaining in Cardassian-controlled space would renounce their Federation citizenship, but Admiral Nechayev said they were still Federation citizens in DS9 "The Maquis, part 2". I think Nechayev was probably right, She was describing the situation as it was when she spoke, not what would happen in the future if the colonists remained where they were. Perhaps the Federation changed their mind. Perhaps a formal renunciation of citizenship would be necessary. It makes more sense if they were still Federation citizens - if they weren't, the Federation could just tell the Cardassians to deal with the Maquis however they want and Starfleet wouldn't lift a finger.

 

[Farscape One]

It's not clear whether the Maquis were still Federation citizens. Picard said the colonists remaining in Cardassian-controlled space would renounce their Federation citizenship, but Admiral Nechayev said they were still Federation citizens in DS9 "The Maquis, part 2". I think Nechayev was probably right, She was describing the situation as it was when she spoke, not what would happen in the future if the colonists remained where they were. Perhaps the Federation changed their mind. Perhaps a formal renunciation of citizenship would be necessary. It makes more sense if they were still Federation citizens - if they weren't, the Federation could just tell the Cardassians to deal with the Maquis however they want and Starfleet wouldn't lift a finger.

Very possible.

Unfortunately, not much time passed before a bunch of Starfleet officers turn traitor and be ome Maquis. Having treasonous Starfleet people is going to have them hunt the Maquis down.

In any event, citizens or not, the Maquis did plenty to warrant Starfleet's wrath.

 

[Captrek]

I'm right because what I said was a hypothetical. I said IF the Maquis never bothered the Federation,, the UFP would be powerless to do anything against them. That's obviously not what happened and Eddigton and the greater Maquis were huge fools for ever trying to attack or steal from the Federation at all. If they never did, the UFP would have to leave them entirely alone.

We really don’t get enough information about the treaty and the legal situation to draw that conclusion. Even though the territory on which they live was ceded to Cardassia, it is said that they are still Federation citizens. What obligations or powers the treaty may or may not give the Federation to police them aren’t clear.

Yes, it is some kind of medical agent which is obviously why the head doctor is in charge of it. But that doesn't mean it's the kind of garden-variety "medical supply" that Kasidy was delivering at all. That would have been entirely separate issue. Bio gel is a "controlled substance" that possession of itself can be considered a crime.

The only thing that’s established in the episode about the cargo is that it was medical supplies. Whether the medical supplies were garden-variety or biomemetic gel or something else isn’t specified.

That's not at all what Kasidy was delivering or what the Maquis was looking for. They wanted stuff to fix them up once they got shot.

We don’t know what she was delivering except that they were medical supplies.

It’s a deliberately ambiguous show. You can either embrace the ambiguity or make assumptions and treat them as fact.

On another note, conducting a search under the guise of a bullshit “safety inspection” is corruption. I would not accept it from our government IRL and don’t condone Sisko doing it.