As often as it’s broken they should just rename it to Prime Suggestion.
this post was submitted on 13 Apr 2024
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I say this line way too often. It's like rules don't actually exist anymore
This is literally the most important law we have, we founded our entire multiplanetary nation upon it. So don't worry if you don't follow it all the time. We're too busy prosecuting people for their parents choosing to alter their DNA.
Their most important rule is "Never go to Talos IV." The Prime Directive just has the fancier name.
The Tertiary Recommendation
Riker looks like an older Wesley Crusher.
The TNG Tuvix
Crikey!
That happened during the last unapproved time travel event.
True haha
What's Jean-Luc "We have a Prime Directive but I can violate it whenever I feel like it's morally wrong" Picard facepalming about?
Maybe it wasn't him this time
Well that just makes him a hypocrite to get upset at someone else doing what he does every day.
He's not upset they did it, he's upset he failed to do it
Sisko: hahaha
Janeway: Directives are made to be broken!
Janeway, is that you?
Also why are Rikers eyes so blue?
They're piercing
It has been six days, twenty-three hours, and fifteen minutes since out last major security breach.
Good. Prime Directive is immoral.
You think Starfleet should be zipping around the galaxy, bringing their culture and beliefs to the primitive natives who haven’t even discovered warp drive yet?
No, I think that for instance when you have the power to save a civilization, probably without them even knowing, and you fail to act you have acted immorally. Having a blanket rule is the immoral part.
Every time the tru to intervene it causes massive issues for the planets. Wven accidental shit like leaving behind a book caused a modster planet to form.
They make contact and will do light trade with the locals if need be, but trying to force something on the planets only causes issues.
None of these are cases I cited as being a good call and remember that my point is the blanket nature of the rule.
On the other hand if you add some leeway you might end up with a captain trying to justify handing easily weaponized technology to a planet because he just happens to have taken a liking to someone there.
Given how horny Starfleet can be I fully expect there to be several civilizations that ended shortly after a captain found someone there to be bangable.
I agree.However I will take a handful of unnecessary wars if it means the universe.doesnt lose the potential of entire species because.someone.at starfleet has a god complex.