On Jul 4, 11:45 pm, ToolPackinMama comcast.net> wrote:

Precisely. But I think it was clear that what happened was that, since
she chose continued defiance, Spock resorted to what she did not
expect; wresting what was required from her mind through a forcible
psychic attack.

Spock was visibly shaken after this, so it is clear that sort of thing
is a serious breach of the normal ethics concerning the mental
abilities of Vulcans - not the sort of thing that would be done in a
normal criminal investigation. But he wasn't trying to obtain
admissible evidence, he was trrying to save lives in an emergency.

No, they didn't say she had no rights. But she was referred to as
having chosen to make harsh treatment necessary.

Unlike actual rape, what Spock did was justified by the circumstances;
my wrath lies upon the writers or re-writers, as women who are
survivors of sexual assault are... represented in Star Trek fandom.
Gratuitously making a movie disturbing to a significant proportion of
its likely audience is a poor decision.