User blog comment:JediSpectre117/James Vega your guard and before trial./@comment-1221773-20110917115259/@comment-4301893-20110919044746

I don't think the Alliance is as stupid as they've been made to appear. Shepard likely doesn't need guarding on his own ship, even if he/she is in the brig. It's more likely, to me, that this 'guard duty' is to benefit Vega and the future war effort.