"Suspicions" question

[TroiFan4ever]

Okay, at the end of the episode Beverly discovered that Jo'Bril staged his own death and killed Reyga. Beverly got terminated from Starfleet for doing the autopsy on Reyga without Picard's and the Ferengi government's permission.

So after taking out Jo'Bril and returning to the ship, why is Beverly no longer in trouble for doing the autopsy anyway?

 

[Mojochi]

Probably because she determined that Reyga's cause of death was wrong, & that he was in fact murdered. They probably dropped any charge or protest after finding that out & finding out that she had caught the murderer

 

[Iamnotspock]

Probably because she determined that Reyga's cause of death was wrong, & that he was in fact murdered. They probably dropped any charge or protest after finding that out & finding out that she had caught the murderer

Indeed, the ends seemed to justify the means in Starfleet's eyes. She probably still received a reprimand.

 

[Mojochi]

Maybe. It's not a new thing really. Picard given back his command immediately after the Wolf 359 massacre. Riker not even removed from duty after the discovery of the Pegasus mutiny & subsequent coverup, & no mention of anything done to prevent Data from ever again commandeering the ship like he did in Brothers

Whole lot of forgiveness in Starfleet

 

[Trekker4747]

Starfleet has countlessly over the years displayed a "the ends can justify the means" sort of attitude. If everything you did wrong results in something better happening then all is forgiven.

 

[Timo]

Another possibility: given the involvement of a foreign government here, we might assume Starfleet bowed to the will of the Ferengi on the matter, and dropped the charges under pressure. Or after suitable compensation, considering the nature of the government in question!

Timo Saloniemi

 

[indolover]

I've thought this before, and can remember Picard and co. (as far we know) not getting punished for violating orders in First Contact lol..

Starfleet basically must think "well, if they have rectified the situation, let's let them off." Makes sense in a way, since most courts in most legal traditions would account for all aspects of a case, including whether a positive resolution was sought.

And frankly, if you were the on the Joint Chiefs of Staff of Starfleet, wouldn't you feel grateful towards Picard and co. saving Earth and securing the eventual formation of the Federation?

 

[Knight Templar]

The "ends justify the means" idea is pretty common in all television dramas because it uses "violations of rules and procedures and possible repercussions" to ramp up the dramatic tension.

Look at all the police procedurals on television right now and how frequently police and prosecutors violate either the letter or the spirit of the law to stop the bad guys.

In real life, in all likelihood after a few of the stunts they pull their careers would be over.

 

[Alrik]

Ends justify the means is nothing new to Trek. Kirk went to Vulcan in Amok Time without orders. Just so happened he got his permission to go on their way out of town.

 

[The Castellan]

The "ends justify the means" idea is pretty common in all television dramas because it uses "violations of rules and procedures and possible repercussions" to ramp up the dramatic tension.

Look at all the police procedurals on television right now and how frequently police and prosecutors violate either the letter or the spirit of the law to stop the bad guys.

In real life, in all likelihood after a few of the stunts they pull their careers would be over.

I think it's more of "They saved the galaxy so many times, I think we can give them some credit when they slip once or twice." Plus think how the public will react if the Enterprise crew, who are pretty much heroes in their eyes, got the axe, you'll probably have some angry folks at Federation HQ or embassies.

Like if Kirk and the others got axed at the end of ST4, they would be some bad feeling with the public.

 

[Timo]

Kirk went to Vulcan in Amok Time without orders. Just so happened he got his permission to go on their way out of town.

...And here, too, the hand of Starfleet was apparently being twisted by an outsider, namely the influential T'Pau.

Timo Saloniemi

 

[Unicron]

A better question might be, what exactly did Guinan do to her arm so she could find out what Crusher did? She tells the doctor she injured it in racquetball, and Beverly gives her a new racquet at the end by way of thanks, but Guinan then says she never actually played. But since Crusher obviously scanned and healed her arm, it wasn't mere fakery. Too much bartending maybe?

 

[angelo511]

The "ends justify the means" idea is pretty common in all television dramas because it uses "violations of rules and procedures and possible repercussions" to ramp up the dramatic tension.

Look at all the police procedurals on television right now and how frequently police and prosecutors violate either the letter or the spirit of the law to stop the bad guys.

In real life, in all likelihood after a few of the stunts they pull their careers would be over.

I think it's more of "They saved the galaxy so many times, I think we can give them some credit when they slip once or twice." Plus think how the public will react if the Enterprise crew, who are pretty much heroes in their eyes, got the axe, you'll probably have some angry folks at Federation HQ or embassies.

Like if Kirk and the others got axed at the end of ST4, they would be some bad feeling with the public.

thank you

 

[Knight Templar]

The "ends justify the means" idea is pretty common in all television dramas because it uses "violations of rules and procedures and possible repercussions" to ramp up the dramatic tension.

Look at all the police procedurals on television right now and how frequently police and prosecutors violate either the letter or the spirit of the law to stop the bad guys.

In real life, in all likelihood after a few of the stunts they pull their careers would be over.

I think it's more of "They saved the galaxy so many times, I think we can give them some credit when they slip once or twice." Plus think how the public will react if the Enterprise crew, who are pretty much heroes in their eyes, got the axe, you'll probably have some angry folks at Federation HQ or embassies.

Like if Kirk and the others got axed at the end of ST4, they would be some bad feeling with the public.

thank you

Kind of like at the end of "Flight of the Intruder".

Jake Grafton and his backseater are about to get courtmartialed for their unauthorized bombing raid on Hanoi.

But as the admiral played by Fred Thompson says

"President Nixon has just ordered unrestricted bombing raids against North Vietnamese targets. We're going to look pretty stupid finding them guilty for doing the same thing the president just ordered us to do".