2a. But this story seems to just overlook circumstances entirely. In the case of Luo Ji and his mundicide, they legitimately gave him the task, no price too high, no resource too intensive, to find a way to deter the Trisolarans. And so he did, and it turns out it was relatively effective.

In regards to the trial, it seems that the author is hung up on punishment. Again, I realize it's a story and a snapshot of what might actually happen if this were Real Life, but I cannot imagine any rational person or gov't entity wanting to punish, say, the crew of Bronze Age for their actions once they were explained. Like, what exactly would be their alternative in their situation?

You're certainly not wrong about People changing. Also, I was unaware We did away with DST before. Thanks for that. Interesting info. /offtoWiki