the only significant flaw in this episode is the fucking cop-out by the writers at the end where they introduce doubt as to whether data was actually going to kill him when he says "perhaps something happened during transport" when asked about his weapon being discharged

like is data lying or is there some vague way that he could have been firing a lethal weapon at fajo and not intended to kill him?

it's just mealy-mouthed made-for-tv bullshit

"I cannot permit this to continue"

this should be our reaction to injustice everywhere, whether it is perpetrated by the state or by private entities

one of the good things about this episode is that data rejects the liberal notion of nonviolence, that violence is only acceptable in direct self-defence

rather, data decides that it is acceptable to use violence against someone who threatens you and/or others at an uncertain point in the future (ie IRL fascists who aren't necessarily actively point a gun at you but whose politics do pose a threat to you and/or others)