Well, the former mass of Mentarsus-H is a black hole already. Maybe I'd just...go there.
[And now he is. Slightly curious. He shakes his head.]
Nevermind. The point is, that if there's a weapon that could murder everyone on board simultaneously, and he'd be willing to use it out of a grudge or paranoia or whatever, then that's a real good reason not let him have that weapon, not to suddenly reverse all barge policy and let the most dickish inmate call the shots.
I mean, forget me, what if he tries to use it on Jean? What if he knocks it with his elbow, and it goes off at a piece of wall and gets the ship itself? What if someone puts crack in the punch bowl and he gets paranoid, and shoots the next person he sees? This isn't a situation where the restraint of the individual is the line of defense to rely on, you know?
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[And now he is. Slightly curious. He shakes his head.]
Nevermind. The point is, that if there's a weapon that could murder everyone on board simultaneously, and he'd be willing to use it out of a grudge or paranoia or whatever, then that's a real good reason not let him have that weapon, not to suddenly reverse all barge policy and let the most dickish inmate call the shots.
I mean, forget me, what if he tries to use it on Jean? What if he knocks it with his elbow, and it goes off at a piece of wall and gets the ship itself? What if someone puts crack in the punch bowl and he gets paranoid, and shoots the next person he sees? This isn't a situation where the restraint of the individual is the line of defense to rely on, you know?