I think Captain Janeway was probably thinking that they had a narrow chance of ever making it back home alive if they didn’t violate the rules a little here and there.
Also: “I’ll be long dead before Starfleet makes it’s way back here, if ever.”
Then there’s the consideration that warp-capable societies are criss-crossing the entire quadrant without a care for “cultural contamination” and whatnot. Heck, they already have a Borg problem - there are bigger problems to solve.
I think Captain Janeway was probably thinking that they had a narrow chance of ever making it back home alive if they didn’t violate the rules a little here and there.
Also: “I’ll be long dead before Starfleet makes it’s way back here, if ever.”
Then there’s the consideration that warp-capable societies are criss-crossing the entire quadrant without a care for “cultural contamination” and whatnot. Heck, they already have a Borg problem - there are bigger problems to solve.