Except that HAL actually killed the whole crew but one!! He wasn't so much stripped than stopped. They were even able to restart his system later, with a few less memories though... sort of what happens to someone after a long Coma.
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Except that HAL actually killed the whole crew but one!! He wasn't so much stripped than stopped. They were even able to restart his system later, with a few less memories though... sort of what happens to someone after a long Coma.
Well, if he's the walking-talking encyclopedia he's vaunted to be, he must know of it and in greater detail than people who've actually seen it. I remember him listening to like a hundred different pieces of music simultaneously... I am guessing in order to learn as much as possible about them in as little time as possible.
Maybe that was a trick by Maddox.
After Picard challenged the ruling, Maddox wanted to have a fast hearing where there would be no experts and he could have an easy victory, or so he thought.
I don't know. They had to decide on an incredible and delicate matter, probably something for which they would be judged by future scholars. They couldn't postpone it just a little bit?
PHILLIPA: I have completed my research, based on the Acts of Cumberland passed in the early twenty first century. Data is the property of Starfleet. He cannot resign and he cannot refuse to cooperate with Commander Maddox.
She was basing it on case law. We're supposed to be passing the acts of cumerland soon.
Still, I never understood why counsel couldn't have been provided over communication channels. If Geordi's parents can get calls placed to him, out in the middle of nowhere, there's no reason why Louvois couldn't have temporary counsel in the court room, via viewscreen. Personally, I find Picard & Riker barely up to the challenge. Real legal representation would be so much better, even if they weren't there live
True but that would shut down about 90% of the discussions around here.
Because it was only a one hour show
I feel the Federation is not so hierarchical as our society is, so they'd totally trust local officers to make judgement decisions and not have some sort of patriarchal elite deciding every ruling and choosing which are too important for a qualified officer to make.
I felt this episode was brilliant drama and it's really for us watching, it's not really a true court documentary, right?
I felt this episode was brilliant drama and it's really for us watching, it's not really a true court documentary, right?
It does seem rather odd (in a real world sense) to use non-lawyers to act as lawyers but having Riker act as prosecutor added to the drama. What people fail to consider is that writers, directors, and TV producers are most often trying to make an entertaining show that draws viewers in and while reality might make more sense, it's not always the best way to make an entertaining TV show.
I don't feel that I should worry too much about my view of reality when watching a show like this because it's about a fictional future, and it makes no sense to me to judge it by my values, right? Like if someone from 600 years ago was looking at my life, he might be outraged like "Why's this peasant woman making decisions! So unrealistic!". I feel we should just accept what they say about their reality and enjoy the beautiful drama.
That's funny because my original post was going to be...True but that would shut down about 90% of the discussions around here. Not that I'm saying that would be a bad thingYou say that like it's a bad thing.
But I deleted the second sentence
I can agree with that, but Picard & Riker just seem so out of their element with it (Which admittedly also adds to the drama) I'd be more accepting of non-lawyers acting in a lawyer capacity (Cuz it is a fictional reality anyhow) IF they didn't seem like it was so alien to them.
I'm ok with Starfleet officers being whatever the plot calls for, police, medics, diplomats, etc... They are futuristic... evolved. It's fine to expect they have the ability to be more than what we might think. They just seem surprised at the idea, & it's a relatively new development for Starfleet officers. Do we have examples of similar things happening on TOS, Command track Starfleet officers having the ability to litigate? I can't recall any
It's mostly just a nit pick lol. I'll shut up
Not that I'm aware of, although it's quite the coincidence that in the TOS episode, Court Martial, the ideal lawyer to defend Kirk just happens to be right there.
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