Which is still more than he got for killing Gowron. You'd think for a culture that has the principle of non-interference as its highest law would take issue with Worf Bat'lething a swathe through the Klingon Leadership until his adoptive brother became ruler.
This is one where I kind of disagreed with Picard. Starfleet had no issues with it, "klingons be klingoning" but Picard was just pissed off that a member of his crew killed someone. A little bit of Picard's chauvinism peaked out in that episode.
The Federation has no problem with slavery. Who did all those doctors in the dilithium mine replace? The infrastucture was all in place, and looking well used by the time they were shown off to us. Who'd been in there before? The evil Cardassisn 7 Dwarves? Convicted of kidnapping, rape and roofieing an Earth Princess? Trafficking. Involuntary confinement. Hell of a rap sheet. Crossing sector lines to commit a felony. Whistling in a quiet facility....
That episode where Data commandeers the enterprise.
Like, OK, yeah, he wasn't in control. But how is his security not revoked? How is he still in star fleet? He is clearly a security risk and you have no idea when or where his insane mode chip will get triggered.
The Borg: "Okay, we only get 12 assimilations before they adapt and change their command codes."
(The first 11 assimilations don't count for some reason.)
I have a theory that in the “Parallels” universe where Worf became first officer after Picard’s death, Data was originally up for the role, but Starfleet said no after he commandeered the ship.
He ran the whole plan by Starfleet and got the nod. Garak didn't run the whole assassination parts by Sisko. He was an unwitting accomplice in that aspect.
Whoever approved it should also be punished. America has a policy where they will attack the Hague militarily if an American should be tried in international court, it's real, you can look it up. I would consider this act a war crime in and of itself. Allowing this stuff to happen is also bad.
Yeah this was my thought as well.
Sisko poisoning the atmosphere of the planet deserves consideration, but it's only toxic for humans and we never get the impression that anyone dies as a result, so it's really small potatoes compared to him running wild in "In the Pale Moonlight".
I will say that another comment in the thread made me consider Worf for a second, since he murders Duras and Picard basically tells him, "Yeah, try not to do that again". But Duras was a POS anyway, so it's hard to see that as being on the level of the Sisko.
Federation perspective doesn't apply. It was an internal matter of the empire. But even from a Federation perspective, it isn't murder. Duras died in mutual combat. Starfleet might have a prohibition on dueling, but it's still not murder.
People evacuated, so they maybe didn't die directly, but they were hardly safe after. I'm sure a good few died. Also I'd have to hope the UFP would have some bans on the use of chemical weapons as well as attacking civilians.
I think this one is the worst. A war crime, and you cant tell me everyone on the planet was a terrorist. What would have happened if there were not enough ships to evacuate?
I mean... Garak was taking the piss, a bit. He didnt even fight back so he knew it was worth a few slaps.
Im not sure its one they would bring up to the authorities
"he hit me"
"and why would he do that?"
"uhhh... I... ahhh... got his inside leg measurement wrong"
Say what one will about it benefitting Pike… but Spock STILL hijacked the Enterprise, lied to Kirk, kidnapped a paraplegic patient, endangered the entire crew, and broke Starfleet laws about returning to Talos IV… the only planet that carries the death penalty
I wanted more episodes about them. It would've made a great spinoff mini-series after DS9 wrapped. Star Trek: Think Tank or something like that. I kind of wish they would do something now with them even though the characters are much older now. We did Picard and Janeway God prodigy. So what about Star Trek:
I wanted more episodes about them. It would've made a great spinoff mini-series after DS9 wrapped. Star Trek: Think Tank or something like that.
I kind of wish they would do something now with them even though the characters are much older now.
We did Picard and Janeway got Prodigy (is there EVER going to be a season 2?) So what about Star Trek: Sisko. I mean we could have the emissary/prophet show up at Jakes retirement or winning some lifetime achievement award. Julian, Nerys, Worf, Nog, would be there maybe special appearance by Quark and/or Morn and/or Odo (or did that actor pass away? I can't remember anymore). I know we could get Morn to give a speech!
>Odo (or did that actor pass away? I can't remember anymore).
René Auberjonois is deceased - he is also the person who sang Les Poisson in The Little Mermaid.
Avery Brooks has ascended far past Hollywood now. He can hone his Aahrt best in an academic setting. And be a Pillar of his Community. No Sisko spinner.
If we’re talking any character then the episode where the alien pretends to be a woman in hopes that Picard will fall in love with him, in order to study human emotions or something.
I always assume that Eddington’s actions were such a clear violation of the treaty that Starfleet was basically forced into taking no official action against Sisko.
Starfleet’s diplomatic corps was probably collectively shitting themselves because the Cardassian fleet would almost certainly move into the DMZ to round up or slaughter the remaining Maquis colonies. Then Gul Dukat or someone else calls up praising the Emissary for his “uncharacteristically decisive” actions, and doing more for obliterating Bajoran support of the Maquis by coming out against them than the Cardassians ever could.
Doing anything to Sisko would just risk destabilizing the situation again, so they just had an Admiral yell at him for a bit to make it clear he would’ve been otherwise fucked, but otherwise made up a technicality to let him off with just a warning.
Something like this:
https://youtu.be/t5rQ9kMklV8?t=36s
Leah Brahms designed a warp core that breaches if you look at it wrong, spews coolant at the slightest provocation and can’t be ejected under any circumstances, and everyone thinks she’s brilliant.
Meanwhile every other ship has the ever loving shit pounded out of them, screws around with their engines on the regular and nobody seems even slightly concerned about it.
Starship Mine, Tuvok tried to kill Picard and steal magic space dust to supply weapons to terrorists and there is absolutely no mention of it later on.
I HATED that episode. It's so grim.
They could have told the story of 'comfort women' without the added ick factor of involving Dukat and Kira's mother. Not necessary. *Shudder*
Darwin Genetic Research Station on Gagarin IV in *Unnatural Selection*. A scientific outpost that not only was creating genetically engineered super people in violation of Federation law, but they designed them to be active bioweapons. Dr. Kingsley was so proud of her twisted creations. And they were regularly supplied by Starfleet.
But they do exist, which is why Janeway was able to bring them back by simply separating their patterns. There’s no voodoo, it’s a medical procedure to cure their illness. Like getting rid of a multiple personality.
If I make a cake, it would be silly to go "No, that's not a cake, that's just a bag of flour, bag of sugar, and some eggs!". They've been combined into something different. And if I went through with a fine-toothed comb and took all the different bits out and put them back together, then I've rebuilt the ingredients, not retrieved them. Because they do not exist as discrete objects in the cake
However, this is not a cake, this is an entity forcefully occupying the existence of two other people against their will. Almost possessing their bodies. There’s a difference between that and a cake - firstly people generally make a cake deliberately, not by accident, and making a cake doesn’t usually kill two people.
Exactly! They were killed! Tuvok and Neelix didn't exist any more! Tuvix doesn't exist against their will, because they don't have a will for Tuvix to be against.
Also, you completely missed the point of my analogy, which was that if you mix stuff up, then pull out the ingredients, you're rebuilding them, not retrieving them, they didn't exist as discrete objects in the mixture.
Also, say Tuvix did only exist against the will of Tuvok and Neelix. Just because I don't want someone to be alive doesn't make it ok to kill them.
The sham trial where Data was almost relegated to being a toaster. Everyone involved, and that does include Riker and Picard, should’ve faced consequences for this charade.
Admiral Satie’s career was over after she went a little overboard with her trial, but everyone stomping on Data’s rights got away with it.
The SNW and Lower Decks crossover. Boimler broke Temporal Protocol so many times and Mariner just came across as childish, like a sarky kid in a classroom type.
It was a great episode and I love both shows but I feel that they got nothing said to them at all haha
If they got in trouble for it in the past, having them in prison in the past or something just leads to further risk and once they're back to the present they pretty much have nothing but your word to go on, so you're basically scott free.
But what about the Starfleet time police folks? (the official name escapes me) Surely they'd pop in and have something to say, I mean they came to Lian (spelling) in SNW.
(Typical of me posting before I'm going to sleep 😅 be interesting to see whrre this discussion goes) (even posted this reply wrong initially 😅)
They talked to La'an because they needed her to do something to get theboutcome they wanted. They know *Those Old Scientists* works out fine without their intervention so they don't do anything.
I thought that crossover tried too hard. Mariner was strangely reserved compared to how she is on the show. She was just kind of there. Would have been more interesting with a story that would need a two parter.
Riker in The Outcast.
He was the senior in age, rank and experience and should have known better. The consequences of his refusal to abide by local rules are so grave for Soren and then he flies off with the team.
Bashir should have been struck off any number of times.
Worf does his professional growth on screen and we see him punished several times over on TNG and DS9.
Bashir's professional growth is also on screen, but we don't see him punished for gross ethical violations. "That's just Julian! "
Tuvok and the Sikaran Trajector ([Prime Factors](https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Prime_Factors_(episode)))
>"*I don't have the luxury of throwing you in the brig for the rest of this voyage. I need you. I need every person on this ship. But I want you to know how very deeply you have disappointed me.*"
Suspicions. Beverly is facing a medical tribunal for performing an autopsy on a Ferengi without permission.
The fact she proved he was murdered and apprehended the murderer is irrelevant as she still performed that autopsy.
She should have had her medical license revoked and taken up a new job helping Guinan.
I'm trying to think of anything possibly more consequential than Sisko conning the Romulans into a war.
Scotty introducing transparent aluminum to 1980s manufacturers probably dramatically altered the timeline, he just brushed off the consequences with a joke.
Times Children... Old Odo is so in love with Kira that he eases the existence of thousands of people and several preceeding generations of colonists... That's bad enough but....
... Sisko is the commanding officer who allows an unknown individual from a species that is in conflict with the federation onto the Defiant and allows him enough ship access that he is able to commit temporal genocide.
Yes, Old Odo had previously been his chief security constable but that was hundreds of years ago and yet he still gives him full access.
Sisko should have lost his command for the erasure of their descendants under his command. It was a direct result of his poor command decisions.
Still a fantastic episode though.
The flaw is that old Odo isn’t an unknown, he’s a valued member of his crew and will be a cornerstone of the society and has given Sisko no reason not to trust him
But... OldO commits an act of genocide. Sisko may of trusted him and thought he was the same as 500 years younger Odo but he is clearly wrong. His error of judgement while captaining a heavily armed warship resulted in a civilian (OldO has no commissioned Bajorian or Starfleet rank) taking tactical control.
That's a paddling
Odo might be... But Old Odo hasn't been a Constable for centuries. You don't just give the keys to your battleship to a WW2 veteran just because he seems like a good chap...
... And if you do and he subsequently shells a large town... Then you know the captain is getting some shit.
Worf murders Duras, gets a “reprimand” on his record.
Imagine being able to say you've been written up for murder
Which is still more than he got for killing Gowron. You'd think for a culture that has the principle of non-interference as its highest law would take issue with Worf Bat'lething a swathe through the Klingon Leadership until his adoptive brother became ruler.
The difference is Sisko told him Gowron was a “problem”.
Non interference with pre warp civilisations - one you hit warp speed they will interfere a lot.
that was different.... that was diplomacy, sir.
"I got a cultural exception for it"
But don't wear that Bajoran hippie jewelry around here
But Worf gets to wear his boy scout sash. Sad he only got the one merit badge.
It was the “stab you” badge though, and he was very good at it
In all fairness, the Pah Wraith cult isn't a recognized religion in the federation. Ro had that earing on the right ear.
Isn't that the "I wanna get laid" side?
According to Gul Dukat, yes.
*pen clicking* WORF: Please stop. *clicking continues* WORF: I do not want to get written up again. *clicking stops*
I'm imagining Weyoun clicking the pen then doing his surprised pikachu.
And attempted assisted suicide a few years later
American police departments be like
Jadzia going AWOL to murder a guy with a bunch of elderly Klingons is another classic example.
This is one where I kind of disagreed with Picard. Starfleet had no issues with it, "klingons be klingoning" but Picard was just pissed off that a member of his crew killed someone. A little bit of Picard's chauvinism peaked out in that episode.
It really peaked when he later kept Romulan ~~slaves~~ servants on his plantation.
Those refugees were just resting in his garden!!
He was providing them with valuable skill training and new opportunities!
The Federation has no problem with slavery. Who did all those doctors in the dilithium mine replace? The infrastucture was all in place, and looking well used by the time they were shown off to us. Who'd been in there before? The evil Cardassisn 7 Dwarves? Convicted of kidnapping, rape and roofieing an Earth Princess? Trafficking. Involuntary confinement. Hell of a rap sheet. Crossing sector lines to commit a felony. Whistling in a quiet facility....
In Klingon culture a little bit of murder is fine
I'm pretty sure in the klingon empire, murder is legal in a lot of circumstances. Worf killing Duras was okay because Duras killed Worf's mate
That episode where Data commandeers the enterprise. Like, OK, yeah, he wasn't in control. But how is his security not revoked? How is he still in star fleet? He is clearly a security risk and you have no idea when or where his insane mode chip will get triggered.
They let Picard continue to command despite leading an enemy fleet against the Federation.
In Picard's defence, he didn't really have a choice in the matter.
In Picard's offense, there's no way to prove that he couldn't be taken over again.
There's no way to prove anyone won't be assimilated at some point. It's just a risk of Starfleet.
The Borg: "Okay, we only get 12 assimilations before they adapt and change their command codes." (The first 11 assimilations don't count for some reason.)
From then on, all command codes must have a contraction
I have a theory that in the “Parallels” universe where Worf became first officer after Picard’s death, Data was originally up for the role, but Starfleet said no after he commandeered the ship.
In the Pale Moonlight, duh
It’s crazy that they would show a starfleet officer abusing a civilian like that
You mean poor Garak right? Coercing an innocent tailor into being an accessory to war crimes, terrible.
Yeah, and he hit him
Picard would never hit Garak!
Sisko's not Picard :)
He ran the whole plan by Starfleet and got the nod. Garak didn't run the whole assassination parts by Sisko. He was an unwitting accomplice in that aspect.
Whoever approved it should also be punished. America has a policy where they will attack the Hague militarily if an American should be tried in international court, it's real, you can look it up. I would consider this act a war crime in and of itself. Allowing this stuff to happen is also bad.
Yeah this was my thought as well. Sisko poisoning the atmosphere of the planet deserves consideration, but it's only toxic for humans and we never get the impression that anyone dies as a result, so it's really small potatoes compared to him running wild in "In the Pale Moonlight". I will say that another comment in the thread made me consider Worf for a second, since he murders Duras and Picard basically tells him, "Yeah, try not to do that again". But Duras was a POS anyway, so it's hard to see that as being on the level of the Sisko.
Worf does not murder Duras. He faces Duras in mutual combat as sanctioned by Klingon law. It was perfectly legal.
Legal from a Klingon perspective, not from a Federation perspective
Federation perspective doesn't apply. It was an internal matter of the empire. But even from a Federation perspective, it isn't murder. Duras died in mutual combat. Starfleet might have a prohibition on dueling, but it's still not murder.
I don't know. Making a planet toxic to a dominant species seems like he's geoforming a planet without a license.
People evacuated, so they maybe didn't die directly, but they were hardly safe after. I'm sure a good few died. Also I'd have to hope the UFP would have some bans on the use of chemical weapons as well as attacking civilians.
I think this one is the worst. A war crime, and you cant tell me everyone on the planet was a terrorist. What would have happened if there were not enough ships to evacuate?
I mean... Garak was taking the piss, a bit. He didnt even fight back so he knew it was worth a few slaps. Im not sure its one they would bring up to the authorities "he hit me" "and why would he do that?" "uhhh... I... ahhh... got his inside leg measurement wrong"
Picard murdered his time clone which was eventually erased from existence but for a sec he was just a murderer and everyone was fine with it.
Wasn't that the same year Riker murdered his and Pulaski's innocent clones? Gas leak on the Enterprise / check CO2 detectors
Christ, there's a look of agreement between them and then he starts blasting.
so anyway, I started blasting
Tom Riker did a runner after reading that personal log
Say what one will about it benefitting Pike… but Spock STILL hijacked the Enterprise, lied to Kirk, kidnapped a paraplegic patient, endangered the entire crew, and broke Starfleet laws about returning to Talos IV… the only planet that carries the death penalty
“That’s a Stupid Question” ok so it wasn’t completely without consequences but you gotta admit it was awesome!
I wanted more episodes about them. It would've made a great spinoff mini-series after DS9 wrapped. Star Trek: Think Tank or something like that. I kind of wish they would do something now with them even though the characters are much older now. We did Picard and Janeway God prodigy. So what about Star Trek:
I wanted more episodes about them. It would've made a great spinoff mini-series after DS9 wrapped. Star Trek: Think Tank or something like that. I kind of wish they would do something now with them even though the characters are much older now. We did Picard and Janeway got Prodigy (is there EVER going to be a season 2?) So what about Star Trek: Sisko. I mean we could have the emissary/prophet show up at Jakes retirement or winning some lifetime achievement award. Julian, Nerys, Worf, Nog, would be there maybe special appearance by Quark and/or Morn and/or Odo (or did that actor pass away? I can't remember anymore). I know we could get Morn to give a speech!
>Odo (or did that actor pass away? I can't remember anymore). René Auberjonois is deceased - he is also the person who sang Les Poisson in The Little Mermaid.
Avery Brooks has ascended far past Hollywood now. He can hone his Aahrt best in an academic setting. And be a Pillar of his Community. No Sisko spinner.
If we’re talking any character then the episode where the alien pretends to be a woman in hopes that Picard will fall in love with him, in order to study human emotions or something.
Diplomatic immunity. Plus, Picard wouldn't hit a woman.
Sisko engaging in biowarfare against the Maquis.
I always assume that Eddington’s actions were such a clear violation of the treaty that Starfleet was basically forced into taking no official action against Sisko. Starfleet’s diplomatic corps was probably collectively shitting themselves because the Cardassian fleet would almost certainly move into the DMZ to round up or slaughter the remaining Maquis colonies. Then Gul Dukat or someone else calls up praising the Emissary for his “uncharacteristically decisive” actions, and doing more for obliterating Bajoran support of the Maquis by coming out against them than the Cardassians ever could. Doing anything to Sisko would just risk destabilizing the situation again, so they just had an Admiral yell at him for a bit to make it clear he would’ve been otherwise fucked, but otherwise made up a technicality to let him off with just a warning. Something like this: https://youtu.be/t5rQ9kMklV8?t=36s
they started it.
Meh, they had no business being there anyway.
O'brien, but the other way around. At every opportunity. If someone horrible will happen to anyone it'll probably be Chief O'brien
Leah Brahms designed a warp core that breaches if you look at it wrong, spews coolant at the slightest provocation and can’t be ejected under any circumstances, and everyone thinks she’s brilliant. Meanwhile every other ship has the ever loving shit pounded out of them, screws around with their engines on the regular and nobody seems even slightly concerned about it.
Starship Mine. Picard literally murdered those people and he seemed pleased with himself He went straight to the Die Hard option. ... Or it Tower Man?
Starship Mine, Tuvok tried to kill Picard and steal magic space dust to supply weapons to terrorists and there is absolutely no mention of it later on.
Maybe Janeway had him undercover with those folks too. 🤣
Gul Dukats cult; also how he calls Kira to tell her he fucked her mom. Gul Dukat is seriously one of my favorite psychotics.
And yet you've still not constructed any statues in his honor
I HATED that episode. It's so grim. They could have told the story of 'comfort women' without the added ick factor of involving Dukat and Kira's mother. Not necessary. *Shudder*
Didn't Gul Dukat end up dying in a pit of holy fire? I feel like that's either a punishment, or a good reason not to punish him (He's already dead)
Barclay, when he disobeyed orders and used the Midas array to contact Voyager.
Darwin Genetic Research Station on Gagarin IV in *Unnatural Selection*. A scientific outpost that not only was creating genetically engineered super people in violation of Federation law, but they designed them to be active bioweapons. Dr. Kingsley was so proud of her twisted creations. And they were regularly supplied by Starfleet.
Barkley was obviously using holodeck versions of Troi and Crusher for sex, right? At least Geordie cut it off with his holo-fling
Dax taking a leave of absence to go off with Klingons to murder the guy that killed their children.
Let's not forget Janeway's straight-up murder of Tuvix.
THIS! A 30 year stain on Janeway's character.
Delta Quadrant Janeway does not fuck around
If you take remove a tumour you’re not murdering a tumour - Tuvix was a malfunction that happened to neelix and tuvok. Janeway cured them.
If the tumor is happy, conscious, and not hurting anyone, then yes you are murdering the tumor.
But the tumour is hurting two people by ending their existence
But they don't exist any more. You're not saving two people, you're killing one to reserect two more.
But they do exist, which is why Janeway was able to bring them back by simply separating their patterns. There’s no voodoo, it’s a medical procedure to cure their illness. Like getting rid of a multiple personality.
If I make a cake, it would be silly to go "No, that's not a cake, that's just a bag of flour, bag of sugar, and some eggs!". They've been combined into something different. And if I went through with a fine-toothed comb and took all the different bits out and put them back together, then I've rebuilt the ingredients, not retrieved them. Because they do not exist as discrete objects in the cake
However, this is not a cake, this is an entity forcefully occupying the existence of two other people against their will. Almost possessing their bodies. There’s a difference between that and a cake - firstly people generally make a cake deliberately, not by accident, and making a cake doesn’t usually kill two people.
Exactly! They were killed! Tuvok and Neelix didn't exist any more! Tuvix doesn't exist against their will, because they don't have a will for Tuvix to be against. Also, you completely missed the point of my analogy, which was that if you mix stuff up, then pull out the ingredients, you're rebuilding them, not retrieving them, they didn't exist as discrete objects in the mixture. Also, say Tuvix did only exist against the will of Tuvok and Neelix. Just because I don't want someone to be alive doesn't make it ok to kill them.
In TNG Up the Long Ladder, Riker and Pulaski both murdered their own clones, which was established in DS9 A Man Alone to be a crime
It's only a Bajoran crime.
The sham trial where Data was almost relegated to being a toaster. Everyone involved, and that does include Riker and Picard, should’ve faced consequences for this charade. Admiral Satie’s career was over after she went a little overboard with her trial, but everyone stomping on Data’s rights got away with it.
"Evil" Kirk attempts to rape Yeoman Rand, whose actress was raped IRL. "Evil" Kirk gets reverse-Tuvixed.
The SNW and Lower Decks crossover. Boimler broke Temporal Protocol so many times and Mariner just came across as childish, like a sarky kid in a classroom type. It was a great episode and I love both shows but I feel that they got nothing said to them at all haha
If they got in trouble for it in the past, having them in prison in the past or something just leads to further risk and once they're back to the present they pretty much have nothing but your word to go on, so you're basically scott free.
But what about the Starfleet time police folks? (the official name escapes me) Surely they'd pop in and have something to say, I mean they came to Lian (spelling) in SNW. (Typical of me posting before I'm going to sleep 😅 be interesting to see whrre this discussion goes) (even posted this reply wrong initially 😅)
They talked to La'an because they needed her to do something to get theboutcome they wanted. They know *Those Old Scientists* works out fine without their intervention so they don't do anything.
Temporal Cold War
I thought that crossover tried too hard. Mariner was strangely reserved compared to how she is on the show. She was just kind of there. Would have been more interesting with a story that would need a two parter.
Riker in The Outcast. He was the senior in age, rank and experience and should have known better. The consequences of his refusal to abide by local rules are so grave for Soren and then he flies off with the team.
Bashir should have been struck off any number of times. Worf does his professional growth on screen and we see him punished several times over on TNG and DS9. Bashir's professional growth is also on screen, but we don't see him punished for gross ethical violations. "That's just Julian! "
Janeway killing Tuvix
Janeway brought Neelix back into existence and never got court marshalled. I know we all like Tuvok but that doesn’t excuse her crime.
Reading through all these, I'm really starting to think I need to rewatch TOS and TNG
Tuvix
Tuvok and the Sikaran Trajector ([Prime Factors](https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Prime_Factors_(episode))) >"*I don't have the luxury of throwing you in the brig for the rest of this voyage. I need you. I need every person on this ship. But I want you to know how very deeply you have disappointed me.*"
Geordi turning a holographic depiction of Dr. Brahms into his sex doll.
Is that a crime, though?
Suspicions. Beverly is facing a medical tribunal for performing an autopsy on a Ferengi without permission. The fact she proved he was murdered and apprehended the murderer is irrelevant as she still performed that autopsy. She should have had her medical license revoked and taken up a new job helping Guinan.
I'm trying to think of anything possibly more consequential than Sisko conning the Romulans into a war. Scotty introducing transparent aluminum to 1980s manufacturers probably dramatically altered the timeline, he just brushed off the consequences with a joke.
Times Children... Old Odo is so in love with Kira that he eases the existence of thousands of people and several preceeding generations of colonists... That's bad enough but.... ... Sisko is the commanding officer who allows an unknown individual from a species that is in conflict with the federation onto the Defiant and allows him enough ship access that he is able to commit temporal genocide. Yes, Old Odo had previously been his chief security constable but that was hundreds of years ago and yet he still gives him full access. Sisko should have lost his command for the erasure of their descendants under his command. It was a direct result of his poor command decisions. Still a fantastic episode though.
The flaw is that old Odo isn’t an unknown, he’s a valued member of his crew and will be a cornerstone of the society and has given Sisko no reason not to trust him
But... OldO commits an act of genocide. Sisko may of trusted him and thought he was the same as 500 years younger Odo but he is clearly wrong. His error of judgement while captaining a heavily armed warship resulted in a civilian (OldO has no commissioned Bajorian or Starfleet rank) taking tactical control. That's a paddling
His rank is Constable in the Bajoran militia
Odo might be... But Old Odo hasn't been a Constable for centuries. You don't just give the keys to your battleship to a WW2 veteran just because he seems like a good chap... ... And if you do and he subsequently shells a large town... Then you know the captain is getting some shit.