So she didnt have the correct documents? Failing to see how “I dont want to pay for that, cos its expensive” is anyone elses fault but her own. Arrived in 2021 as a tourist, married someone that same year, got a divorce a year later, then applied for an I360, we assume on the grounds she got up the duff.
“When it came time to renew both parts of the combo card, Shaw paid to have the work permit renewed, but didn’t renew the travel permit “because she didn’t have any plans for travel at that time and it’s expensive,” Thorward said.”
Followed by:
“In June, Shaw received confirmation of her work permit renewal, but mistakenly believed it also extended her travel authorization – a “minor administrative paperwork error” – according to her lawyer.”
So, she new she needed both. Got one. Then when she got caught, and started talking a lot of shit about “I didnt know”.
The only thing in here thats relevant, is that shes not a dangerous criminal. The rest… Kinda comes across as your typical chancer. Go to US, marry some random dude, get up the duff, divorce dude, get greencard because of the kid, profit.
Honestly, fuck her. She knew the rules, they knew shes didnt have the right permits, and did it anyway. And now shes finding out that uncle Sam aint fucking around anymore. Which is fucking bizarre when you consider how much coverage the unhinged ICE etc have been getting.
No idea what the comment said, but yes, modern star trek does push a narrative… selectively. Like, at the start of Disco, they got it perfect. Gay engineer, gay doctor. No big focus, no “OMG, YOURE GAY???”. They were just there. Doing their jobs. It was, for lack of a better word, normal.
Fast forward a couple of years, and that way of doing things goes out the window. Inserting a non binary character and trans character. Why? Dont know. Because by this time, sex reassignment surgery is not a big deal. It can be done in an afternoon, and youre out the door with no down time. We saw this with Quark in DS9. As for the non binary character, it wouldnt be an issue except for the fact of how they focused on it. They have this scene where they demand to be referred to as “they” and then Stamets beams with pride at the person standing up for themselves. But again, this is Star trek. Non binary is nothing new to humans in this time period. The exchange should have been no different than correcting someone with Dr if someone calls you Mr.
And this is the problem with modern Star Trek. Star Trek in the 60s and 90s showed us a hopeful vision of who we could be. NuTrek shows us who we are. And we already have plenty of other TV shows for that.