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From: ccrdave@ucdavis.UUCP (Lord Kahless @ Imperial Propoganda)
Newsgroups: net.startrek
Subject: Re: Klingons and prisoners
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Date: Tue, 3-Dec-85 21:21:50 EST
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Posted: Tue Dec  3 21:21:50 1985
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> > Kirk's comment is indeed strange for two reasons.
> > 
> > 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.
> 
> 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)

Your comments don't answer the question.  You merely cite another
case of prisoners being taken.  Remember, the line was Klingons
NEVER take prisoners, not "Klingons don't take prisoners if
it is inconvenient."

				Lord Kahless