I try to avoid cheating, murder and the need for cover-ups in the first place. Maybe that's why I'm not high up in any hierarchy, now that I think about it. 🤔

Journaling is a really helpful mindfulness practice.

I'm sure O'Brien would have no problem recovering it

Starfleet: "That's your dos equis, Captain. Don't make any more mistakes."

I wouldn't put it past Starfleet to secretly keep records of all personal entries made using the ship's computer, even if they were "deleted."

For the greater good...

And he will learn to live with it.

It would be interesting to see the story told from an outside view, where leadership conspires and violates the law in the name of righteousness.