WE in KAISA Ka, like many others, fear that the handling of Pemberton’s case will fall in the same way of US Marine Lance Corporal Daniel Smith who was accused of raping Suzette “Nicole” Nicolas in 2005. Smith was convicted and was confined for a few days in the Makati City Jail. He was taken away by US authorities and kept inside the US embassy until his case was settled after Nicole allegedly retracted.
Kung tutuusin, wala namang katiyakang nasa US nga si Nicole At ang pananagutang sibil, ang P100,000 kabayaran ay ayon sa pasya ng nakabababang hukuman. Inilabas ito sa publiko at lubhang pinagdidiinan para palabasing “cheap” talaga si Nicole. Ito ay karagdagang paglulublob ng mukha ni Nicole upang lubos na mawasak ang kanyang kredibilidad at ng mga nagtaguyod sa kanya. Sa gayon nila nakikitang mapapatay o kahit pansamantalang mapipigilan ang lalo pang pag-init ng panawagan para sa pagbabasura ng VFA.