I don't see any clearly ethical course of action that wouldn't ensure complete destruction. Of course, given Daniel's previous actions (in Scorched Earth, to name one example) Daniel might choose death over any of the unethical actions the Atlantis crew took. I agree that Weir fucked up royally, but I think that's because she balked about the ethics of killing prisoners and ended up making the situation infinitely worse through her squeamishness.
That seems to be the difference between Daniel and Weir. Daniel has more... resolve. More certainty, which means that while he can royally screw up, he doesn't do it because he doesn't have the stomach to make the hard decisions.
Because I do think that killing the prisoners off the bat would have been far more ethical than the medical experiment/permanent imprisonment route.
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Date: 2006-07-28 09:50 am (UTC)That seems to be the difference between Daniel and Weir. Daniel has more... resolve. More certainty, which means that while he can royally screw up, he doesn't do it because he doesn't have the stomach to make the hard decisions.
Because I do think that killing the prisoners off the bat would have been far more ethical than the medical experiment/permanent imprisonment route.