Diary (September 14, 2020)

Online diary of Karl Jones for Monday September 14, 2020.

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Xenophobia, Meet Violence

"Xenophobia, meet Violence. Violence, meet Xenophobia."

—Attributed to The Devil

Xenophobia, Meet Violence

Taglines:

• "If you need me, I'll be over here, checking this bin of discarded souls for overlooked bargains."

The Killing of Jennifer Laude

The Killing of Jennifer Laude.

Joseph Scott Pemberton killed Jennifer Laude, a 26-year-old Filipina trans woman, on October 11, 2014.

On December 1, 2015, the Olongapo Regional Trial Court found Pemberton guilty of homicide, citing mitigating circumstances including Laude not revealing her gender identity, and sentenced him to 6 to 12 years in jail.

The court ruled that "in the heat of passion, [Pemberton] arm-locked the deceased, and dunked her head in the toilet."

On September 7, 2020, President Rodrigo Duterte granted an absolute pardon to Pemberton.

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Fiction cross-reference

• Gnomon algorithm
• Gnomon Chronicles