In other words, is that dog technically an augment dog? How is Tendi not dismissed from Starfleet and sent to a penal colony?
In other words, is that dog technically an augment dog? How is Tendi not dismissed from Starfleet and sent to a penal colony?
Lots of Federation species engage in augmentation, Denobulans for example are extensively augmented. Its just humans that think it will inevitably turn them into monsters, sort of like Vulcans and emotions.
What about Starfleet’s behavior towards the Illyrians, though? It suggests that the law affects all species in the Federation, rather than it being some sort of United Earth law.