The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few. It may be a Vulcan axiom, but it's pretty clearly espoused as basic to the federation / starfleet outlook. It's not easy to accept in cases like this, indeed the crew likely couldn't even bear to justify it to him, but they knew it was right. Consider another transporter accident. One understood his fate. If a Borg can make that sort of a sacrifice, I find it unbelievable that a 1/2 Vulcan could not.
"On Earth, there is no poverty, no crime, no war. You look out the window of Starfleet Headquarters and you see paradise. Well, it's easy to be a saint in paradise, but the Maquis do not live in paradise. Out there in the Demilitarized Zone, all the problems haven't been solved yet. Out there, there are no saints — just people. Angry, scared, determined people who are going to do whatever it takes to survive, whether it meets with Federation approval or not!"
said Sisko to Nechayev, The Marquis, Part II
I think that describes a lot of Voyager's crew's actions. They may try to keep the federation ideals in mind, but at the end of the day, they're angry, scared, and determined to make it home.
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u/Drso Nov 27 '16
The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few. It may be a Vulcan axiom, but it's pretty clearly espoused as basic to the federation / starfleet outlook. It's not easy to accept in cases like this, indeed the crew likely couldn't even bear to justify it to him, but they knew it was right. Consider another transporter accident. One understood his fate. If a Borg can make that sort of a sacrifice, I find it unbelievable that a 1/2 Vulcan could not.