When they ruined a campy homage to the original by bringing in a philosophical discussion on capital punishment
One of the biggest problems with “TNG” (particularly in its early seasons) is that it could never quite figure out how much it wanted to emulate “TOS” versus how much it wanted to tackle real world political problems. “Justice” takes place on an idyllic world where all of its perfect inhabitants just want to have fun (of the sexual variety), unless you go and damage some plants. Then it’s death. Like, what?