Justice. In this episode of Meta Treks, hosts Zachary Fruhling and Mike Morrison discuss the Next Generation episode "Justice." This first-season TNG episode deals with a range of issues in philosophy of law and punishment, such as the concept of strict liability, intrinsically wrong crimes versus statutory crimes, ignorance of the law as a defense, the death penalty as a deterrent, and the role of intentionality in determining culpability. Chapters Welcome to Episode 41 (00:01:07) Initial Thoughts on "Justice" (00:01:48) Strict Liability (00:05:35) Proportional Punishment (00:10:17) Intrinsic Wrongs [malum in se] vs. Statutory Crimes [malum prohibitum] (00:13:18) Eden and Original Sin - Balancing Tranquility and Justice (00:17:36) Ignorance of the Law as a Defense (00:25:33) Punishment Zones and Speeding Tickets (00:28:31) The Death Penalty as a Deterrent (00:33:18) Intentionality and Culpability (00:43:27) Consequentialism - One Life versus a Thousand Lives (00:50:52) The Prime Directive and Laws on an Alien World (01:00:48) Final Thoughts (01:06:48) Hosts Zachary Fruhling and Mike Morrison Production Mike Morrison (Editor and Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Charlynn Schmiedt (Executive Producer) Patrick Devlin (Associate Producer) Kay Elizabeth Janeway (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Send us your feedback! Twitter: @trekfm Facebook: http://facebook.com/trekfm Voicemail: http://www.speakpipe.com/trekfm Contact Form: http://www.trek.fm/contact Visit the Trek.fm website at http://www.trek.fm/ Subscribe in iTunes: http://itunes.com/trekfm Support the Network! Become a Trek.fm Patron on Patreon and help us keep Star Trek talk coming every week. We have great perks for you at http://patreon.com/trekfm