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DEEP SPACE NINE: "Statistical... " - REV. 10/23/97 - ACT ONE 15.
14 CONTINUED: (2)
O'BRIEN
I hope they don't end up being too
productive -- it'd make the rest
of us look bad.
O'Brien's lighthearted comment actually strikes to the
heart of the matter, and Worf seizes on it --
WORF
It is no laughing matter. If
people like them are allowed to
compete freely, parents would feel
pressured to have their children
enhanced so that they could keep
up.
ODO
(seeing Worf's point)
That's precisely what prompted the
ban on DNA resequencing in the
first place.
This is Starfleet's party line and Bashir knows it, but
it's a difficult subject for him. A moment, then he
tries to calmly explain how he sees it. Despite his
best efforts, Bashir can't keep the emotion from rising
in his voice --
BASHIR
Giving them a chance to contribute
doesn't mean sanctioning what was
done to them. They didn't ask to
have their DNA tampered with --
they were just children when it
happened. Why should they be
excluded when their parents are
the ones who broke the law?
An awkward silence settles over the room as the others
realize Julian is taking the conversation personally.
Finally, Sisko cautiously tries to smooth things over.
SISKO
You're right. It's not quite
fair. But even so it seemed a
good way to discourage genetic
tampering.
O'BRIEN
Besides, we're not talking about
excluding them, we're talking
about putting certain limits on
what they're allowed to do.
BASHIR
Like joining Starfleet.