military retaliation to discourage theme
The following kind of dilemma is illustrated: Is it right to retaliate after an offence in order to dissuade an enemy from further violence? Or will that just lead to a vicious circle of vendetta?
Examples
Captain Kirk chased down Gorn marauders to discourage them from further aggression in tos1x19 "Arena". It had nothing to do with vengeance, nothing!
2 total · 1 major · 1 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| movie: Dr Strangelove (1964) | major | Plan R was a retaliation plan |
| tos1x19 | minor | Kirk vs. Spock about pursuit |