# Star Trek TNG: "The Enemy: Do you order Worf to save the Romulan? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 9, 2015, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-tng-the-enemy-do-you-order-worf-to-save-the-romulan/739960 "2015-12-09T16:28:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2015, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-tng-the-enemy-do-you-order-worf-to-save-the-romulan/739960/41 "2015-12-12T19:26:04Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > On the other hand, they had an emergency-disposal chute not far from the Captain’s quarters that led all the way outside the hull. How often does _that_ come in handy? Ever wonder why NOMAD was allowed to explode at all? Once the thing had been dematerialized in the transporter, there was no need to rematerialize it outside the ship. The same was true of Hengist, but at least they had the good sense to rematerialize him on the quantum level. (On the other hand, how could they be sure that would render him harmless? Maybe he was just transformed into the hate-thingy in “Day of the Dove.”) ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2015, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-tng-the-enemy-do-you-order-worf-to-save-the-romulan/739960/42 "2015-12-13T00:14:41Z")
I think I would have ordered Worf to undergo the procedure. They were balancing dangerously on the edge of war. Tomalak came damn close to firing on the Enterprise, and would have done so had they not miraculously discovered that second Romulan on the surface of Galorndon Core. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2015, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-tng-the-enemy-do-you-order-worf-to-save-the-romulan/739960/43 "2015-12-13T00:39:01Z")
I wouldn’t order Worf to do it. But his career would be toast after that, if I had any influence at all. You can’t force someone to be charitable, but I would put a big black X in Worf’s service record. Depending on Federation regs I’d dmote him from his position as head of Security, as I would know he would not cooperate for the good of the ship. ---
**Author:** ![Trinopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2015, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-tng-the-enemy-do-you-order-worf-to-save-the-romulan/739960/44 "2015-12-13T01:50:05Z")
Couldn’t that be seen as harassment? You’d be retaliating against a guy for exercising his civil rights. Has anyone suggested begging Worf to donate tissue, as a personal favor? ---
**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2015, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-tng-the-enemy-do-you-order-worf-to-save-the-romulan/739960/45 "2015-12-13T16:02:25Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > I wouldn’t order Worf to do it. But his career would be toast after that, if I had any influence at all. > > You can’t force someone to be charitable, but I would put a big black X in Worf’s service record. Depending on Federation regs I’d dmote him from his position as head of Security, as I would know he would not cooperate for the good of the ship. I’m going on a long memory here, but I seem to recall getting the vibe that while Picard understood Worf’s choice, he did not particularly respect it (how could he, its basically racist). And furthermore, I also recall getting the vibe that Worf realized that he had at that point kinda screwed up and disappointed his captain. ---
**Author:** ![MrAtoz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@MrAtoz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrAtoz)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2015, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-tng-the-enemy-do-you-order-worf-to-save-the-romulan/739960/46 "2015-12-13T17:31:28Z")
> [@Dale\_Sams](#): > > Hyposprays ALONE should be locked up tight. A friend of mine used to refer to “The Bones McCoy School of Hypo-Fighting.” If you could get close enough, those things were more effective than a phaser at putting people out instantaneously! ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2015, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-tng-the-enemy-do-you-order-worf-to-save-the-romulan/739960/47 "2015-12-14T01:44:29Z")
“Mr. Warf. Donate the tissue today. Kill the bastard tomorrow.” ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2015, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-tng-the-enemy-do-you-order-worf-to-save-the-romulan/739960/48 "2015-12-14T01:48:11Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > “Mr. Warf. Donate the tissue today. Kill the bastard tomorrow.” He’d probably refuse out of spite if you misspelled his name. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2015, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-tng-the-enemy-do-you-order-worf-to-save-the-romulan/739960/49 "2015-12-14T01:49:56Z")
He’d probably kill me. Those Klingons are touchy. Good thing they’re not allowed to drive on our highways. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-tng-the-enemy-do-you-order-worf-to-save-the-romulan/739960.md?page=2)