Christ, Captain Kirk is NOTHING like Jack Bauer. Jack doesn't know the meaning of the Prime Directorate... or human rights, for that matter.
Hooray for extreme torture!
Poo, Captain Kirk did not always follow the Prime Directive. He was a maverick. In fact, he got demoted, from Admiral back to Captain, for breaking the rules. The only reason he did not get a court martial was because he saved the planet.

Neo FTW