Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP
Posting-Version: version nyu B notes v1.5 12/10/84; site acf4.UUCP
Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!mtuxo!mtunh!mtung!mtunf!ariel!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!tektronix!hplabs!intelca!qantel!dual!lll-crg!seismo!cmcl2!acf4!hkr4627
From: hkr4627@acf4.UUCP (Hedley K. J. Rainnie)
Newsgroups: net.startrek
Subject: Re: Court-Martial
Message-ID: <1660027@acf4.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 27-Jul-85 20:50:00 EDT
Article-I.D.: acf4.1660027
Posted: Sat Jul 27 20:50:00 1985
Date-Received: Wed, 31-Jul-85 20:10:58 EDT
References: <3012@hplabsb.UUCP>
Organization: New York University
Lines: 24


     Under the circumstances, I would consider your question to be
splitting hairs and would feel compelled to split a few myself.  In
the event of a Red Alert, the Captain has the duty to inform all
operating personnel of the emergency condition so that they may carry
out their duties.  Also, note that the ship designers had the fore-
sight to place the jettison switch directly below the Red Alert actuator
on the command console.  This provides a clear indication of Starfleet
policy in such matters.  Furthermore, Starfleet policy reads that duty
personnel in an ion pod during Red Alert are expendable while those in
said pod during any other condition are not.
     Since the Captain's decision to call any alert is based solely on
data he can perceive from his position on the Bridge (most of which is
provided by the Bridge duty personnel), it is inconceivable
that a situation would arise wherein the Captain would have to frantically
jettison the pod without even pressing the Red Alert button first.
     The record clearly shows the pod being jettisonned prior to any
declaration of Red Alert, thus violating Starfleet policy and the civil
rights of the ion pod occupant.  This service has no choice but to call
to order a High Tribunal of Review to oversee the course and proceedings
of a General Court Martial of James Tiberius Kirk, Captain of the USS
Enterprise.

          R