The Assassination of Charlie Kirk (& It's Repercussions)

                                                    -- Charlie Kirk

If he knew the future, would he still have said this?

When someone told me that Charlie Kirk had been assassinated today, my first comment was "Who is Charlie kirk?" Although I always keep up with the news of the day, I am was not familiar with this far right political commentator. Although he never went to college himself, he was quite a debater, and founded Turning Point USA (TPUSA) is an American nonprofit organization that advocates for conservative politics on high school, college, and university campuses. It was founded in 2012. I am including this here because I thought someday both Leia and Annie might like to look back on this event and what it encouraged. This happened in the middle of a gathering in Utah where Charlie Kirk was encouraging students to ask questions. He had just finished talking about gun violence when a shot rang out,. Pierced his carotid artery, and killed him almost instantly. I was amazed that the FBI wasn't able to apprehend someone for days. But what it took was a clear picture of the shooter and it turned out to be the father who ended up turning him in. I have a lot of respect for this father who also gave up his law enforcement job because he didn't think it would be appropriate anymore. Further, I have respect for Charlie Kirk's wife who, at the memorial service said she forgave the killer. She is Roman Catholic and I appreciate that show of Christ like love! However, I am looking closely to see whether Erica Kirk will Advocate against the death penalty for this young man. The final few pictures in this post are screenshots of a text conversation between Leia and harvest and Brian and i. There were repercussions of the shooting on the UNC Wilmington campus. It's specifically was in regards to a rock called the spirit rock, or someone put a memorial to Charlie Kirk and it was immediately painted over. There was also people with guns supposedly roaming the campus bookstore. Thank goodness everyone was safe! Unfortunately, our country is incredibly polarized between conservative and liberal. This polarization is beginning to lead to violence more and more.