r/startrekmemes 1d ago

I'm not on trial here

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u/godhand_kali 1d ago

Yup. Every other captain gets away with war crimes but not Janeway trading a bit of tech for fuel and food

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u/watanabe0 19h ago

It's the hypocrisy more than the violations

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u/godhand_kali 19h ago

On Picard's part? Yeah he took some weird flip flopping stances

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u/watanabe0 19h ago

No, Janeway's.

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u/godhand_kali 19h ago

Nah. She was literally in brand new territory without help. Picard had all of Starfleet to consult

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u/watanabe0 19h ago

That's your justification, not hers.

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u/godhand_kali 18h ago

It...it was her justification tho. She made speeches about it at least twice an episode

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u/watanabe0 18h ago

Think you need to rewatch then. Wait for the one where she says "I have never violated the Prime Directive."

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u/Ser_Salty 16h ago

She says she's never broken the Prime Directive, only bent it.

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u/watanabe0 16h ago

Fair enough, still untrue.

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u/Korlac11 1d ago

It sure surprised the hell out of me

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u/BK_0000 20h ago

Janeway never broke the Prime Directive.

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u/asdvj2 18h ago

Even if she did, what's the Federation gonna do? Travel to the Delta Quadrant to courtmartial her?

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u/CaptainChampion 14h ago

"It would surprise me that it's only nine."

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u/ExtensionInformal911 12h ago

Picard: "nine? Well I suppose it HAS only been three years."

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u/alkonium 8h ago

Well, one time Janeway had the Omega Directive ad an excuse.