Okay, the problem with me being quoted on something another person said:

I realize the problem is at my end. The new Netscape software I have doesn't give a text representation that I am quoting someone else; this is what's leading to the confusion. Just to clear the matter, I wasn't the one who originally brought up the children having their memories modified to frame Blake. OTOH, this was correctly attributed to me: Helen wrote about the Federation administration:

They fear political crimes so much they would rather covertly slaughter large groups than try to brainwash them.This from a society that appears to have no official death penalty (I may be wrong).

Travis was sentenced to death-- I did think of that, but military law tends to be harsher than civilian, and I decided not to go into that. Since Tavia says the wording of the sentence suggested that civilians might be executed for crimes as well, I shall concede on the 'no official death penalty' point-- I was expressing my lack of memory. Interesting the examples Tavia brought up were Blake and Travis-- both of them brought to trial for political reasons, but under the excuse of true crimes.