The dipping of a telepath into a normal's mind randomly, the kind
of invasion of privacy you see on SQ, is *exactly* why rules were set in
place for B5 telepaths. Otherwise you've got incredible deus ex machina
problems, and nobody has any right to privacy. What's the difference
between peeking into someone's mind without permission, which they seem
to have no problem with, and peeking in their door while they're having
sex? They're both incredible violations of privacy.

jms

From the way it was played, it seemed that the telepathy was a
conscious, active decision (which reconciles with what was shown last
season about telepaths in SQ).

jms

Joshua...no one has ever said anything about Paramount bugging
devices or anything else. The Babylon 5 pilot screenplay, bible, series
treatment, and a flock of story premises was given to Paramount
Television in 1989, where it was reviewed and discussed in depth. Are
we clear on this distinction now? (Oh, yeah, also the extensive full
color artwork was submitted with it.)

jms