Because I do think that killing the prisoners off the bat would have been far more ethical than the medical experiment/permanent imprisonment route.
I agree. It also really bothers me that they decide to try to rehabilitate a group of prisoners with long-distance telepathic capabilities who have knowledge they cannot allow into the general Wraith population, lest Earth be destroyed. They've fucked up so much so far that they're at a point where they need to be swift and decisive if they want to prevent xenocide on Earth. This to me doesn't say "ethical," it says "incompetent." As in this woman is in a position to affect the future of humanity and she does not have the balls to do what must be done. If she were the president on BSG instead of Roslin, the Cylons would have wiped them out in the second episode.
I can't decide though if this is because the character is conflicted or because the writers haven't decided what kind of show this is. I'm leaning towards the latter.
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I agree. It also really bothers me that they decide to try to rehabilitate a group of prisoners with long-distance telepathic capabilities who have knowledge they cannot allow into the general Wraith population, lest Earth be destroyed. They've fucked up so much so far that they're at a point where they need to be swift and decisive if they want to prevent xenocide on Earth. This to me doesn't say "ethical," it says "incompetent." As in this woman is in a position to affect the future of humanity and she does not have the balls to do what must be done. If she were the president on BSG instead of Roslin, the Cylons would have wiped them out in the second episode.
I can't decide though if this is because the character is conflicted or because the writers haven't decided what kind of show this is. I'm leaning towards the latter.