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## Higher ranking officers can order a StarFleet officer to use Reading as a weapon for safety reasons. | ## Higher ranking officers can order a StarFleet officer to use Reading as a weapon for safety reasons. | ||
## During a hostile situation, Reading may be used as a weapon to avoid personal loss of life or limb. | ## During a hostile situation, Reading may be used as a weapon to avoid personal loss of life or limb. | ||
# Interaction with other Readers by means of telepathy is allowed, but rules of social interaction and personal space should always be considered. ( | # Interaction with other Readers by means of telepathy is allowed, but rules of social interaction and personal space should always be considered. (e.g.- Communicating by telepathy with another crewmember during a briefing in a full room is not polite.) | ||
# A Reader can use telepathy and empathy only within his or her direct environment. Long range Reading is not allowed. | # A Reader can use telepathy and empathy only within his or her direct environment. Long range Reading is not allowed. | ||
## Communication by Reading between two ships is possible, as long as they are close by. (Consider Counselor Troi's abilities -- she sensed emotions from another ship during communications to assist Picard.) | ## Communication by Reading between two ships is possible, as long as they are close by. (Consider Counselor Troi's abilities -- she sensed emotions from another ship during communications to assist Picard.) | ||