How we understand the world is informed by the stories we are told, the culture in which we are raised. To Joe, he loves his mom the way he wants to protect her from the attacker, which leads to his murdering Linden. …show more content…
Beverly Crusher and Joe’s parents. They love their children unconditionally. Captain was about to break the Prime Directive and sacrifice hundreds of people for the life of Wes; Joe’s parents accept to “argue a legal precedent” (306) to protect their son - a murderer. It is true that no parents want to their son in danger, or specifically in prison. Each of us assesses the justice in our own way, which gains the best advantage for ourselves. “To err is human”, however, we human cannot keep on making mistakes to cover the previous ones. It’s totally wrong in this case to dissimulate such a serious murder and express their happiness toward Linden’s death, which also means encouraging Joe’s action. By such a wrong reaction from parents and adults, Joe - a thirteen-year-old boy, will think that what he has done is right though in fact, he should be guilty about the