[Yeah, okay, Don's all for cold efficiency when it's necessary. It's not necessary now.]

Just because it defended us with its life doesn't mean it's okay to just take its body. We're not talking about a cow or something here; this is something smart enough to recognize we were in trouble and organize an attack. At the very least - pragmatically speaking, suppose that just makes the rest of them mad?

Personally, I'd rather analyze the living ones. [A beat, while he narrows his eyes to get his point across better:] Non-invasively.