Wait-a-minute Wednesday: To draw attention towards a situation or decision which bares further scrutiny.
For example: the crew of the Defiant not stopping Captain Sisko from committing acts of terrorism in order to prevent other atrocities being carried out by the Maquis.
So let’s dig up the decidedly bone-head commands made by any characters throughout the Continuum, aside from the tried and true Tuvixian methodology. Or do, just provided there’s a fresh/skewed take to be had.
Letting a sentient species die from geological events to follow the prime directive violates the very spirit of the directive.
I get they don’t want to play god, but to see a light be avoidably extinguished by chance doesn’t feel like it celebrates life.
Are we talking about “Into Darkness”?
I figure there, Kirk wasn’t in trouble for saving the species, he was in trouble for revealing the Enterprise just to save one officer.
If we’re not talking about “Into Darkness”, then I’ve just illustrated how often Trek goes for this plot point, lol.
They’re almost certainly talking about the TNG episode “Pen Pals” where data makes friends with a little girl whose planet is dying.
Dear Doctor, too. You’re allowed to interfere if they ask you to, and the Prime Directive hadn’t even been made yet.
Especially when the rest of the time it’s, “fuck the Prime Directive, they’re going to die!”