The murder of Tuvix, revisited

My opponent still seems intent on writing Tuvok and Neelix off as dead. Perhaps it is easier to abandon them if they are dead. "The biology of the issue" is very important. My opponent keeps pointing out that Tuvix was a result of symbiogenesis. The biology of the issue shows that Tuvok and Neelix were alive. But let us look at it from a logical point of view. What type of logic dictates that two dead beings can be crammed together to created a third living creature? It doesn't make sense. And that is because Tuvok and Neelix are still very alive. We see that when Captian Janeway comes to their rescue. [1] For the next point I must be candid. My opponent shows a clear ignorance of the legal term malice. Malice is "a conscious, intentional wrongdoing either of a civil wrong like libel (false written statement about another) or a criminal act like assault or murder, with the intention of doing harm to the victim. " Notice the clear wording of intentional wrong doing. Malice does include " total disregard for the other's well-being. " However, it is not defined by being a total disregard for other's well-being. " [2] My opponent's definition of malice opens it's own can of worms. Let us just use logic once more to examine this. For this example we are using my opponents idea of malice. To be clear, his idea is "complete disregard for another's well-being constitutes malice . " So imagine that you are at your home. An intruder comes into you home. The intruder thinks that no one is home. You surprise him. There is a struggle. In self defense, you kill the intruder. However, because you show "total disregard" for his well being you are guilty of murder. Or at least according to my opponent's definition of malice. Does this sound correct? It does not sound correct because it is not correct. That is precisely why there are cases of justifiable homicide. Captain Janeway was not acting with malicious intent. She was acting to protect her crew members. My opponent continues to talk about the crew turning on Tuvix. I am not quite sure where he is getting this. The crew did not drag him to sick bay. The crew did not hold him down and inject him with the isotope. I can only think that he keeps focusing on this as some kind of shock factor. The simple truth is that Captain Jane is solely responsible for the actions. The actions that I must once again point out saved the lives of Tuvok and Neelix. Once again my opponent is making outrageous claims. No where have I suggested that the organs of children be harvested. Both the cases of "Equinox" and "Think Tank" are completely different than the case of Tuvix. My opponent touches on it. In the phrase, "If, so casually, outside of an emergency situation, one life can be willfully destroyed. .. " he says it all. The key words are "outside of an emergency. " By my opponent's own admission this was not a transporter accident. Rather an attempt at reproduction. Neither Tuvok or Neelix gave their consent to this act. Further more after this act, Tuvok and Neelix are held against their will by Tuvix. In this case of emergency Captain Janeway acted with their well being in mind. My opponent asks that we not get tied down with emotion. Yet he continues to try to tug at heart strings in regards to Tuvix. On the flip side he continues to dismiss the rights of Tuvok and Neelix. What kind of world would we live in if we were to follow the thought process of my opponent? A world where it is is perfectly acceptable to rape, kidnap and hold someone hostage? My opponent asks that we not get tied down in the biology of the issue. The biology of the issue clearly shows that Tuvok and Neelix are still alive. This is a very important part of the issue. And because they are still alive Captain Janeway must make a difficult decision. A decision to end a life to save the lives of two crew members. Crew members that can not speak for themselves. And that is precisely what she did. Saved the lives of two members of her crew. [1] Star Trek Voyager "Tuvix" [2] . http://dictionary.law.com...