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Pemberton Case

Good day! Today, my groupmates and I thought of sharing our opinion about Pemberton’s case and how he was pardoned despite committing a grueling crime.  First of all, I would like to introduce myself, I’m Catherine and I will be sharing my opinion about this case.

If you were going to ask me what I feel about this, I am NOT happy about it. In fact, i’m very much infuriated with this case. I’m honestly trying my best not to let a single curse word slip out of my lips right now. I read articles about this case, and watched a particular video about this (specifically the president’s speech about jennifer laude’s case). I wasn’t happy about his decision. I personally think he should NOT have pardoned the american and let the family get the justice they very much deserve. The fact that he doesn’t favor any sides, the way he implied that he’s neutral with all of this made my blood boil. It was YOUR kind that died in the hands of a man that didn’t belong here in this country in the first place, but no- you chose to pardon him rather than siding with the family. I can’t even imagine what the family felt. How twisted can you be to release this case than helping your own kind get justice? not to mention she’s a filipino woman. A TRANSGENDER FILIPINO WOMAN. I don’t know, but I can personally sense the internalized transphobia. When will filipino’s realize that the LGBTQ+ community is very much valid regardless of sexuality? Is it your beliefs that’s stopping you from validating and accepting us? or are you really just a **** homophobe?

Anyway, enough about my opinion. I asked my groupmates about their thoughts, and here are their answers.

Maxine: “This is a serious topic to talk about and i think they should think about it more because pemberton did something to our fellow filipino that included rape and killing just because he heard that the victim is transgender.”

Justin: “My opinion in his case is that it is a disgrace to the Marine Corps and he is dragging himself down instead of doing or being good to others.”

Xairwen: “Killing one self is a sin. Every people deserves to be happy, deserve to love, and deserve to live in this world. We dont have a right to deprive others of their happiness and dignity, because it is only God who gave us these priveleges therefore he is also the only one who can take it. I hope this kind of situation wont happen again because every one is deserving to live in this world.”

Christine: “All of us has different kinds of perspective when it comes to people. In that case, Pemberton is homophobic/transphobic. i think he has so much hate for transgenders or gays, but it doesnt mean that you have to kill a person. if you have a problem with their sexuality, you have no right to do that. You can be angry or anything that you want feel because you are a human being but YOU CANT KILL SOMEBODY just because you have a reason or even if you dont have you have no right to do that. We have legal actions, we have our law for that case you shouldnt do any actions to your enemy or somebody thats deceiving you instead do some legal actions for that. Because in that case Pemberton said that he's expecting that Jennifer Laude is a woman, so when he found out that jennifer is lying he killed her and he told the news that it was all a self defense. But then again you have no right to kill somebody even if that person is provoking you.”

I really hope that filipino’s should hold pemberton accountable for his actions and help the family get justice instead of being transphobic and agreeing with the president’s pardon. we��re much more better than that.

leader: caladiao, catherine julia

members: gupo, xairwen

                 fineza, maxine joie

                 chua, justin leander

                 penasbo, christine frances