I didn't argue with him; I still think, however, that he is wrong.

In Washington state, the race for governor drags on – and on [title]

And raise his issue, like a loving sire.

Trekkers knew that if a red shirt — a non-regular cast member garbed in a red Starfleet tunic — was assigned to a landing party with Captain Kirk, the odds were very much against him or her returning from that mission. Red shirts were the expendable members of the crew, and viewers were never really surprised if the poor innocents were snuffed by the episode's end.