If he was such a special child with concepts of thought and time and all this cool stuff, how come the writers didn't do anything more thought-provoking as far as thought/space/time linking? they just pulled him from an episode with the Traveller and that was it... the TNG finale was well written and thought provoking, so the writers obviously had the talent... they just overlooked a potentially great setup for future episodes...
I'd have to agree with a few others who've said that this, and many other events like it, have been blown way out of proportion after the Columbine incident. Yes the story can be percieved as a potential threat, but does the child really have to spend time in juvenile hall? It seems that some people are more willing to point fingers and say "He's wierd, like those Columbine boys." and punish them than to look at the individual and try to figure out why they're doing what they're doing and preventing stuff like this from even happening.
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If he was such a special child with concepts of thought and time and all this cool stuff, how come the writers didn't do anything more thought-provoking as far as thought/space/time linking? they just pulled him from an episode with the Traveller and that was it... the TNG finale was well written and thought provoking, so the writers obviously had the talent... they just overlooked a potentially great setup for future episodes...
I'd have to agree with a few others who've said that this, and many other events like it, have been blown way out of proportion after the Columbine incident. Yes the story can be percieved as a potential threat, but does the child really have to spend time in juvenile hall? It seems that some people are more willing to point fingers and say "He's wierd, like those Columbine boys." and punish them than to look at the individual and try to figure out why they're doing what they're doing and preventing stuff like this from even happening.