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From: wanttaja@ssc-vax.UUCP (Ronald J Wanttaja)
Newsgroups: net.startrek
Subject: Klingons and prisoners
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Date: Mon, 2-Dec-85 13:26:19 EST
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Posted: Mon Dec  2 13:26:19 1985
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> > 	After the simulator has been trashed, doesn't Kirk say something
> > to the effect that Saavik should say her prayers since *Klingons* don't
> > take prisoners?  If this scenario takes place in the Romulan neutral
> > zone, who would care about the Klingons' attitude toward prisoners?
> 
> Kirk's comment is indeed strange for two reasons.
> 
> 1)  It isn't a simulation of Klingon space.
> 
> 2)  Kirk was a Klingon prisoner in Day of the Dove, and they let him
> live.
> 
> It would seem Kirk doesn't know the Klingon Empire from the Romulan
> Empire.   Perhaps he is going senile.  Slip of the tongue?   Any
> thoughts?

Klingons probably make no effort to take prisoners, unless they need one
for interrogation.  The difficulties involved with taking prisoners from a
shot-up cruiser probably make it not worth the effort... you have to lock
on and beam them across, hoping that none are carrying tactical nuclear
missiles (Dinsdale...:-) ) or other such.  Then you have to feed them and
store them somewhere... not an easy job in a spaceship.

However, the Klingons would be quite delighted to take prisoners when it
either suits their purposes (i.e. _The_Final_Reflection_) or it costs them
nothing.  But I can't see them making any effort to rescue the crew of a
hostile starship.

					   Ron Wanttaja
					   (ssc-vax!wanttaja)

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