• jeffw@lemmy.world
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    Please note that NSFW/NSFL videos must be labeled as such or they will be deleted

    Edit: also keep in mind that initial information in these situations can often be inaccurate. Trusted outlets have conflicting reports about whether a suspect has been detained.

    Edit 2: the campus has officially stated they release the initial subject. Donald Trump has stated Charlie Kirk is dead.

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    Kirk gets shot and all the Republicrats: Political Assasination!1!1! 3 Dems get shot and one killed and the shooter has a hitlist: Meh…

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    This was a dumb thing. Kirk was odious, sure, but of all the people to shoot…They didn’t even take a major player off the board, and the repercussions, the retribution, will not be worth it.

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    My water heater started leaking over the weekend. It was only seven years old, but I suppose since the warranty was six years, I shouldn’t complain? Anyway, I installed my new water heater today, so I can shower again. This one has a 12-year warranty, it might out live me.

    I just took a shower, I feel great. I’ll be going for a walk around sunset. It’s been a good day.

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    Some people I know are taking a dangerous amount of glee in this. Not dangerous in a “Oh he wasn’t that bad of a guy how dare you be happy about it” kind of way, but in a “You know people can see what you’re writing, right?” kind of way. The sort of stuff that would get you banned from sites or fired from your jobs.

    By all means, be happy about it if you want to be, I know there are some specific minority groups out there that are cheering the house down at Kirk’s death, but be smart about it. Then again I probably don’t need to tell anyone on Lemmy this since privacy and anonymity are pretty key elements of the community.

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    Former President Barack Obama stressed that “this kind of despicable violence has no place in our democracy.”

    With all due respect sir, if our democracy were functioning for all of the people instead of just for the rich, people wouldn’t feel the need to vote with the ammo box.

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    From: https://sofrep.com/news/conservative-commentator-charlie-kirk-shot-at-utah-valley-university-event/

    From the audio, I would speculate that a suppressed weapon was used to shoot Kirk from his left at a fairly low trajectory. It does not appear that a hollow-point round was used, as this would have likely caused more damage at the entrance site, which was the left side of Kirk’s neck.

    SOF personnel I have spoken with regarding the shooting estimate the shot may have been taken from roughly 200 meters away.

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    So wait, we don’t lower the flag for school shootings but we’ll lower it for this … person?