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Matter-eater Man said:
I figured Data fired intentionally in the "Toys" ep.



I agree...so, Data has no emotions, eh? He was pushed beyond the point where humans would crack with humiliations..his uniform and communicator, destroyed..
He was kept captive...supposed to amuse guests... forced to sit in a chair as though he were a people sized trophy....and watched the only person on Fatjo's ship who treated him with kindness killed before his eyes...

He fired.

Thus, he came one step closer to humanity.

He felt a need to kill a man who clearly demonstrated a lack of humanity on many occasions...whereas, by contrast, Data, an android, has shown a strong sense of kindness, decency, and...humanity..more so than many humanoid life forms he has encountered in his travels.

"I offer you a Vulcan prayer, Mr Suder. May your

death bring you the peace you never found in

life." - Tuvok.