I learned over the years that if I didn't have something nice to say, then I should remain silent.

With that in mind I have this to say about Charlie Kirk's passing:

Predictably, after a murder likely motivated by hatred, people on X are gleefully expressing their hatred of the other party.

First, the shooter is in custody. Then, he is not the shooter but an entity known to law enforcement who was only charged with obstruction. Then, a person of interest is in custody and the FBI is confident that he is the shooter. Finally, the person of interest is released.

Holy shit. That's not something you see very often. The fact that the person of interest in a murder case was released so quickly means they had no credible evidence on him at all, after having high confidence he was the perp. Incompetence? Bad reporting? A slippery assassin?

(September 10, 2025 at 11:12 pm)AFTT47 Wrote: First, the shooter is in custody. Then, he is not the shooter but an entity known to law enforcement who was only charged with obstruction. Then, a person of interest is in custody and the FBI is confident that he is the shooter. Finally, the person of interest is released.

Holy shit. That's not something you see very often. The fact that the person of interest in a murder case was released so quickly means they had no credible evidence on him at all, after having high confidence he was the perp. Incompetence? Bad reporting? A slippery assassin?

(my bold)

You could have stopped there. That goes for anything with the current administration.

(September 10, 2025 at 7:51 pm)Jackalope Wrote: I learned over the years that if I didn't have something nice to say, then I should remain silent.

With that in mind I have this to say about Charlie Kirk's passing:

Suum cuique

A few dead each year is the price you all should be willing to pay for the second amendment.

Kirks words, not mine.

(September 11, 2025 at 1:41 am)Deesse23 Wrote:

(September 10, 2025 at 7:51 pm)Jackalope Wrote: I learned over the years that if I didn't have something nice to say, then I should remain silent.

With that in mind I have this to say about Charlie Kirk's passing:

Suum cuique

A few dead each year is the price you all should be willing to pay for the second amendment.

Kirks words, not mine.

And this is why we don’t have sympathy for the motherfucker. That and he only seems to have a problem with America’s gun violence when it’s a trans person holding the trigger.

(September 10, 2025 at 11:12 pm)AFTT47 Wrote: Holy shit. That's not something you see very often. The fact that the person of interest in a murder case was released so quickly means they had no credible evidence on him at all, after having high confidence he was the perp. Incompetence? Bad reporting? A slippery assassin?

That's because Trump put podcast hosts in charge of the FBI and fired all the competent agents because he thought they were woke.

(September 10, 2025 at 8:27 pm)Angrboda Wrote: Predictably, after a murder likely motivated by hatred, people on X are gleefully expressing their hatred of the other party.

IKR? They condemn an act of political violence by promoting more political violence.

Boru

And not surprisingly, this is feeding into the narrative that Christian conservatives are persecuted. When it rains, it pours.

One shot, one kill is the sniper's mantra. No waste, no collateral damage, no unnecessary drawing of attention. Accordingly, they most often use bolt-action rifles rather than semi-autos. The police recovered such a weapon from the scene of the crime. Maybe this shooter is a bit more serious than the would-be assassins who took shots at Trump. As of now, the police don't even know who he is.

I'm fantasizing that Charlie Kirk was just a practice run, a warm-up before going after Trump. A man can dream, right?