this post was submitted on 09 Jan 2024
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[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

The dude snapped when he's loved ones were killed, that is considered exculpatory of violent actions in almost all legal systems. The difference is that instead of a knife or a gun he had almost omnipotent powers of destruction.

In an ideal society he would get psychological counseling to deal with the trauma and ensure it doesn't happen again, but I think it's obvious he was a bit above Troi's pay grade.