security vs. freedom theme
The typically desirable quality of safety and security in society is contraposed with the typically desirable quality of individual freedom. Should we, for example, limit freedom of the press in order not to provoke terrorism?
Examples
The Rutians had given up much liberty to gain but little security for the sake of fighting terrorism in tng3x12 "The High Ground".
15 total · 5 choice · 7 major · 3 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| bbf3x06 | choice | Bester thought lack of freedoms was a price that should be paid for security against various forces |
| ds94x11 | choice | Benjamin convinced Federation President to implement invasive blood testing protocol for high level Star Fleet commanders and their families, but Joseph refused to go along with it |
| ds94x12 | choice | Leyton tried to make Earth a police state in order to stop The Dominion |
| movie: Demolition Man (1993) | choice | San Angeles was made into an ultra-safe place to live by making illegal all types of behavior deemed immoral or unhealthy, such as smoking, cursing, and engaging in sexual intercourse the old fashioned way. |
| pkded1x09 | choice | The story confronts the viewer with this central question: To what extent should we accept privacy-invasive technologies in the name of security from threats such as terrorist attacks? |
| bbf3x02 | major | freedom on Babylon 5 was compromised by security measures |
| blackmirror1x03 | major | At the airport Liam had to disclose last few days of recording. During an assault police hung up on woman without implant. When driving insurance got invalidated because the driver was drunk. |
| movie: Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) | major | The Hydra rogue organization was sowing global chaos with the objective of making humanity surrender its freedom in exchange for security. |
| movie: Rollerball (1975) | major | The corporate overlords of the world ensured that the basic needs of the world population were satisfied, but we are made to wonder if the cost in reductions in peoples freedom was too high. |
| movie: The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) | major | Klaatu represented an interstellar organization that lived in peace because they had entrusted their security to a race of robots. |