Captain Christopher Richard Pike

"I will concede that the younger Spock's actions were unwarranted," he said, his voice grim and his eyes hard. Though founded on a bedrock of compassion, Kirk was no less a leader than this man. No less immovable in his convictions. "But your 'defense,' as you call it, was inexcusable. Under any circumstances. If you can't understand that, if this is all the defense you offer, you merely prove my point. You have made no attempt to gain our trust, shown no sign that we would be justified in freeing you. You have demonstrated no compunction about manipulating minds. That is specific knowledge, not bias. You don't know me, so I'll assume you don't know what my actions would have been either in your place or if you'd shown yourself worthy of our trust. But I am not making assumptions about you."