They're Killing Us

For Episode 3 of "They're Killing Us", we focus on the "Philippines' first national prisoner" U.S. Marine officer Joseph Pemberton who was only 19-years old when he committed a gruesome hate-filled murder after docking at Olongapo City, a bustling town in the Philippines. Was the VFA, an agreement between the US and Philippines, set up to ultimately fail the Philippines and its constituents? We talk about the US's superiority complex and their "colonizer mentality" which is deep-rooted in white supremacy, and etc.

For Episode 3 of "They're Killing Us", we  focus on the "Philippines' first national prisoner" U.S. Marine officer  Joseph Pemberton who was only 19-years old when he committed a gruesome  hate-filled murder after docking at Olongapo City, a bustling town in  the Philippines. Was the VFA, an agreement between the US and  Philippines, set up to ultimately fail the Philippines and its  constituents? We talk about the US's superiority complex and their  "colonizer mentality" which is deep-rooted in white supremacy, and etc.

On today's episode, we're looking at the murder of a Chinese-American man, Vincent Chin, who was brutally and violently murdered by a jealous asshole. It's 1982, a time where anti-Japanese sentiment was at its peak. They were fueled by how well Japanese cars were selling, while American sales were dwindling. Chin was out celebrating the best day of his life when two white men decide to ruin it. Let's find out what these menn, fueled by all these circumstances, decide to do to an innocent party-goer Vincent Chin...

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On our first episode, we talk about the sad and clearly avoidable murder of 13-year old Laotian boy Konerak Sinthasomphone, who one article dubbed as "Dahmer’s Victim Who Didn’t Have To Die" (stmuhistorymedia.org). Everyone knows Dahmer, and how sick and twisted he was. But can you name any of his victims as well as you can cite Dahmer's name? Before today's case, we couldn't either. Butw e have to say it so we can make their death mean something. So we don't let it get lost in the murder's fame. We have to say it out loud so the whole world knows that our criminal justice system is a largely flawed system. Let's explore Konerak's story and see just how much the Milwaukee police force fucked up, and how they could have prevented at least a dozen more murders. We also explore themes and topics of immigration, ethnicity, and white supremacy.

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