Lex, clearly dressed in his Sunday best, stood up and stepped forward before the Council. He had been asked to go first, and while he would rather have gone later, this giving him time to refine his speech a bit, he was still ready.
"Ladies and Gentlemen of the Council, I thank you for giving me this opportunity to speak. For the record, my name is Alexander J. Luthor. On my world, I'm owner and CEO of LuthorCorp, the largest and most successful Research and Development firm on the planet. Under my leadership, my company done a great deal of research and exploration into a number of scientific fields, making significant advances in many of them. This includes the field of cloning, which is why I'm before you today. I've taken a look at the clone, and I'm here to present you my findings. I'm not here on behalf of Mei-Xing, nor am I here on behalf of the clone. I am here in the interest of justice, to help you arrive at a fair and impartial decision. After all, to do that, you do need a solid, factual basis to be the foundation of your opinion.
"That being said, facts without any context aren't terribly useful either. But, hopefully when I'm done, you'll have a clearer view of the reality of the situation."
Pausing for a moment, having completed his opening statement, Lex went back towards his seat. He retrieved his omnicomm, placed it face up on a nearby table, and tapped a few buttons on it. Several large holographic screens popped out at different angles, ensuring that everyone in the room had a good view of what was on them. In this case, it wasn't medical scans, but a certain document was scrolling before them. It stopped at a particular section, and highlighted the first few lines.
"Now, to give you some context." Lex motioned towards the screen. "I'm sure you all recognize the ship's constitution. If you notice the highlighted section, it reads No member of the crew may be arrested, charged with, tried for, and imprisoned for any crime they committed on their homeworld prior to joining the crew. Regardless as to whether or not the crime was committed against current crew members.
"I bring this up because, as I understand the matter at hand, Mei-Xing is the legal owner of the clone in question, and the Council is here to decide whether she continues to be its legal owner. How or Why she came into possession of the clone, and the ethics of such, is not what will be decided on today. Due to the fact that all of that happened on Mei-Xing's homeworld, and, as it is my understanding of the law, it is therefore not under your jurisdiction to judge that matter. As such, while I was able to discover a great deal about the development of the clone, I will not be delving into those matters, nor is much of that information in my full report. However, if the Council feels that information is pertinent, I will provide it.
"I say that, not to remind you of what your job is. I'm sure you're all well aware of that. But I did feel the need to let you know how I interpreted what information was relevant to the matter at hand."
Re: Mei-Xing's Clone
"Ladies and Gentlemen of the Council, I thank you for giving me this opportunity to speak. For the record, my name is Alexander J. Luthor. On my world, I'm owner and CEO of LuthorCorp, the largest and most successful Research and Development firm on the planet. Under my leadership, my company done a great deal of research and exploration into a number of scientific fields, making significant advances in many of them. This includes the field of cloning, which is why I'm before you today. I've taken a look at the clone, and I'm here to present you my findings. I'm not here on behalf of Mei-Xing, nor am I here on behalf of the clone. I am here in the interest of justice, to help you arrive at a fair and impartial decision. After all, to do that, you do need a solid, factual basis to be the foundation of your opinion.
"That being said, facts without any context aren't terribly useful either. But, hopefully when I'm done, you'll have a clearer view of the reality of the situation."
Pausing for a moment, having completed his opening statement, Lex went back towards his seat. He retrieved his omnicomm, placed it face up on a nearby table, and tapped a few buttons on it. Several large holographic screens popped out at different angles, ensuring that everyone in the room had a good view of what was on them. In this case, it wasn't medical scans, but a certain document was scrolling before them. It stopped at a particular section, and highlighted the first few lines.
"Now, to give you some context." Lex motioned towards the screen. "I'm sure you all recognize the ship's constitution. If you notice the highlighted section, it reads No member of the crew may be arrested, charged with, tried for, and imprisoned for any crime they committed on their homeworld prior to joining the crew. Regardless as to whether or not the crime was committed against current crew members.
"I bring this up because, as I understand the matter at hand, Mei-Xing is the legal owner of the clone in question, and the Council is here to decide whether she continues to be its legal owner. How or Why she came into possession of the clone, and the ethics of such, is not what will be decided on today. Due to the fact that all of that happened on Mei-Xing's homeworld, and, as it is my understanding of the law, it is therefore not under your jurisdiction to judge that matter. As such, while I was able to discover a great deal about the development of the clone, I will not be delving into those matters, nor is much of that information in my full report. However, if the Council feels that information is pertinent, I will provide it.
"I say that, not to remind you of what your job is. I'm sure you're all well aware of that. But I did feel the need to let you know how I interpreted what information was relevant to the matter at hand."