Charlie Kirk Shot at university campus

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A person I consider a friend on this forum (whom I won’t name) text me and said this about the forum, 

 “If a bunch of dudes that all share a common interest like dirt bikes can’t get along with different views, how the F is our country going to”?……..


It’s pretty damn sad how divided this forum is. 
Nobody deserves what happened to Charlie Kirk. 


 

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9/11/2025 6:25pm Edited Date/Time 9/11/2025 6:34pm
Chance1216 wrote:
A person I consider a friend on this forum (whom I won’t name) text me and said this about the forum,  “If a bunch of dudes that...

A person I consider a friend on this forum (whom I won’t name) text me and said this about the forum, 

 “If a bunch of dudes that all share a common interest like dirt bikes can’t get along with different views, how the F is our country going to”?……..


It’s pretty damn sad how divided this forum is. 
Nobody deserves what happened to Charlie Kirk. 


 

It is probably a budget issue but i wish there was a dedicated moderator who was present every day in non moto and moto, who understands the culture and the back n forth of members. Somebody who sees who the real assholes are.

It feels like Michael doesn't come to non moto much and when he does he is reactionary, doing exactly what GuyB did, but to a MUCH lessor degree, banning people in a reactionary way.

Titan1 should have NOT been banned. He disagrees in an assertive but respectful manner. That is evidence that ML doesnt have the pulse of NM , and that a moderator who did would not have banned Titan.

Oh well...get a life Sandberm, I know. 

Edit to say, this place is a million times better with ML at the helm, but i do want to point out he is drifting towards GuyB types of banning.

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9/11/2025 6:28pm Edited Date/Time 9/11/2025 10:53pm

So, with “trans anti-fascist” engraving found on the bullets, you have to wonder if the gun and bullets were staged?  

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9/11/2025 6:33pm
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I didn't want to comment on the substance of any of Charlie Kirk's views or arguments but the one about gun deaths being "worth it" to...

I didn't want to comment on the substance of any of Charlie Kirk's views or arguments but the one about gun deaths being "worth it" to uphold 2nd amendment rights is being given the least charitable interpretation possible by some. First of all, he clearly wasn't fine with gun deaths, given that he used the term "unfortunately".

Let's be as clear as possible about what he was saying.  He was saying that if you uphold the 2nd amendment, then people will have guns, If you have guns, then there will be gun deaths. Therefore, if you wish to uphold the 2nd amendment, then you need to accept that there will be some gun deaths. 

This is an argument that is being blunt and frank about how there are trade-offs involved in accepting certain things. We make these kinds of trade-offs all the time, and not just with guns. Should be ban motorcycles?  Driving a motorcycle on the street is quite dangerous. As long as people will be allowed to do so, there will be deaths. We probably mostly try not to think about the risks we take because being too aware of danger could easily drive us insane. But danger is constantly there, and acceptance of risk is implicit in our behavior. Reasoning that goes something like "I think x is valuable, I know that x carries risks with it, I accept those risks because I believe the value of x is greater than the safety of not x"  is so commonplace that we usually don't notice it. When there's a mass shooting, the debate generally becomes one where people are disagreeing about how to weigh gun-related rights against the costs incurred by gun-related rights. The idea that somehow Charlie's death is some kind of karma, or isn't so bad because he weighed the costs and benefits in a way that you don't agree with on this issue is, frankly, disgusting. I've seen some awful posts to that effect on social media and it sickens me.  Reasonable people can disagree about these things and we should be able to do so without hating each other, and certainly without killing each other.

As usual, very well said. 

The one thing you didn’t say though, was that making guns illegal won’t eliminate gun deaths. 

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9/11/2025 6:39pm
soggy wrote:
There isn’t anyone that was as established as Kirk. There are some that engage in debates similarly to Charlie. One is Dean Withers (I think that...

There isn’t anyone that was as established as Kirk. There are some that engage in debates similarly to Charlie. One is Dean Withers (I think that is his last name). Sometimes he makes great points, sometimes he doesn’t.  

The extremes of both sides are very emotional in there decision making. That’s what makes them extreme and why rhetoric can be so dangerous. 

The leaders of this country NEED to stop the rhetoric and bridge the gap between the parties. They need to find common ground.  And honestly it starts with Trump but he is only stoking the flames. The left doesn’t ‘own’ this anymore then the right ‘owns’ the Florida night club shooting, or any other number of examples from the thousands of incidents over the last couple years. 

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Trump was almost assassinated twice last summer while the media was calling him Hitler. ICE is constantly being assaulted across the country while the media and...

Trump was almost assassinated twice last summer while the media was calling him Hitler. ICE is constantly being assaulted across the country while the media and leftist politicians liken them to Nazis. 

Please display where mainstream right media or politicians are likening individuals and/or groups to a similarly evil force of which Americans can justify assassinations. What exactly was the rhetoric that inspired the Florida nightclub shooting?

soggy wrote:
And the democratic leader of the house in Minnesota was shot and killed along with her husband and dog. You could go on for days with...

And the democratic leader of the house in Minnesota was shot and killed along with her husband and dog. You could go on for days with each side slinging examples back and forth and that will do nothing but sow more divide.  Violence is non-partisan issue. And attributing it to one side or the other and claiming superiority on whatever side you identify with is dangerous. This is Donald Trump, and Nancy Pelosi’s and Marco Rubio’s and Adam Schiff’s and Fox and MSNBC and Newsmax and CNN’s fault. Our leaders and ‘news’ have devolved into a 6th grade lunch room with less reasoning and impulse control. 

What happened in CO and UT is wrong on all fronts. I'd wish change could come from moments like this, but it unfortunately seems like the norm for people in power is to point fingers and piss each other off instead of making meaningful progress on the issue.

@Alex814 , I think it's pretty fair to say both sides can display zero class in moments like this, to think otherwise is laughable.

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lumpy790 wrote:

happens every day so its just another shooting so who cares.

I care more about the kids being shot and killed in schools.

That comment is out of character for you lumpy.

Super disappointing to be honest. That is a terrible take by him.

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Trump was almost assassinated twice last summer while the media was calling him Hitler. ICE is constantly being assaulted across the country while the media and...

Trump was almost assassinated twice last summer while the media was calling him Hitler. ICE is constantly being assaulted across the country while the media and leftist politicians liken them to Nazis. 

Please display where mainstream right media or politicians are likening individuals and/or groups to a similarly evil force of which Americans can justify assassinations. What exactly was the rhetoric that inspired the Florida nightclub shooting?

soggy wrote:
And the democratic leader of the house in Minnesota was shot and killed along with her husband and dog. You could go on for days with...

And the democratic leader of the house in Minnesota was shot and killed along with her husband and dog. You could go on for days with each side slinging examples back and forth and that will do nothing but sow more divide.  Violence is non-partisan issue. And attributing it to one side or the other and claiming superiority on whatever side you identify with is dangerous. This is Donald Trump, and Nancy Pelosi’s and Marco Rubio’s and Adam Schiff’s and Fox and MSNBC and Newsmax and CNN’s fault. Our leaders and ‘news’ have devolved into a 6th grade lunch room with less reasoning and impulse control. 

SKlein wrote:
What happened in CO and UT is wrong on all fronts. I'd wish change could come from moments like this, but it unfortunately seems like the...

What happened in CO and UT is wrong on all fronts. I'd wish change could come from moments like this, but it unfortunately seems like the norm for people in power is to point fingers and piss each other off instead of making meaningful progress on the issue.

@Alex814 , I think it's pretty fair to say both sides can display zero class in moments like this, to think otherwise is laughable.

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For sure that is true, but zero class in times like this is completely different from Nazi rhetoric repeated over a long period of time. And yes, the term Nazi is repeatedly thrown around by MSM, so I emphasize that intentionally. That kind of term encourages some people on the fringes to believe what they are doing is justified.

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9/11/2025 7:03pm

Press conference getting set for those who are interested.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3F4KZPwIWJA

 

Wow, that was brief.

Showed a video of the shooter jumping off the roof and running away. Governor said beware of bots presenting miss-info...they will seek death penalty...

Ok.

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They have nothing..... unbelievable. Hope they get some DNA and can do the family tree thing like Idaho case.

I couldn't tell if he was carrying the rifle when he jumped off the roof but had to have been to ditch it in the woods? 

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9/11/2025 7:20pm
truck wrote:
They have nothing..... unbelievable. Hope they get some DNA and can do the family tree thing like Idaho case.I couldn't tell if he was carrying the...

They have nothing..... unbelievable. Hope they get some DNA and can do the family tree thing like Idaho case.

I couldn't tell if he was carrying the rifle when he jumped off the roof but had to have been to ditch it in the woods? 

I'm giving the benefit of the doubt that they know a lot but do not want to tip off the suspect.

I don't know man.

 

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9/11/2025 7:43pm Edited Date/Time 9/11/2025 8:06pm
Chance1216 wrote:
A person I consider a friend on this forum (whom I won’t name) text me and said this about the forum,  “If a bunch of dudes that...

A person I consider a friend on this forum (whom I won’t name) text me and said this about the forum, 

 “If a bunch of dudes that all share a common interest like dirt bikes can’t get along with different views, how the F is our country going to”?……..


It’s pretty damn sad how divided this forum is. 
Nobody deserves what happened to Charlie Kirk. 


 

It is probably a budget issue but i wish there was a dedicated moderator who was present every day in non moto and moto, who understands...

It is probably a budget issue but i wish there was a dedicated moderator who was present every day in non moto and moto, who understands the culture and the back n forth of members. Somebody who sees who the real assholes are.

It feels like Michael doesn't come to non moto much and when he does he is reactionary, doing exactly what GuyB did, but to a MUCH lessor degree, banning people in a reactionary way.

Titan1 should have NOT been banned. He disagrees in an assertive but respectful manner. That is evidence that ML doesnt have the pulse of NM , and that a moderator who did would not have banned Titan.

Oh well...get a life Sandberm, I know. 

Edit to say, this place is a million times better with ML at the helm, but i do want to point out he is drifting towards GuyB types of banning.

I haven’t been on here as much having been putting in 15 hr days at work this week. I scrolled through here last night and, was disappointed. 

The unfortunate part is, politics from my standpoint are more about picking a side and, division. You’re the enemy if my viewpoints don’t align with yours. I’m not saying every person on either side but, I bet if politics were left out of the conversation and, most of us crossed paths on a track or trail, would get along. We’d help one another if needed. Be decent to one another. 

Look at the tone of this thread. It’s a perfect example. A person was murdered live. Though gore doesn’t bother me, the cheering for this man’s death, the division of this forum and, our country does.

As far as moderators, meh….. It’s not like our suggestions or, comments ever get noticed. I quit caring. 

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Can't believe this is all the info they have but also hard to believe they wouldn't name the suspect if they knew who it was. Found it odd they kept mentioning the shoes and shirt. They really think that's going to ID the guy?  The whole getup looked very much to me like trying too hard to fit in with the crowd. No serial number on the gun? They usually have those traced instantly. Just disappears into the neighborhood and no idea how or where he came out? The trail just stops there? Kash just stands there? No questions? All of it is so odd. 

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9/11/2025 7:56pm
Chance1216 wrote:
A person I consider a friend on this forum (whom I won’t name) text me and said this about the forum,  “If a bunch of dudes that...

A person I consider a friend on this forum (whom I won’t name) text me and said this about the forum, 

 “If a bunch of dudes that all share a common interest like dirt bikes can’t get along with different views, how the F is our country going to”?……..


It’s pretty damn sad how divided this forum is. 
Nobody deserves what happened to Charlie Kirk. 


 

It is probably a budget issue but i wish there was a dedicated moderator who was present every day in non moto and moto, who understands...

It is probably a budget issue but i wish there was a dedicated moderator who was present every day in non moto and moto, who understands the culture and the back n forth of members. Somebody who sees who the real assholes are.

It feels like Michael doesn't come to non moto much and when he does he is reactionary, doing exactly what GuyB did, but to a MUCH lessor degree, banning people in a reactionary way.

Titan1 should have NOT been banned. He disagrees in an assertive but respectful manner. That is evidence that ML doesnt have the pulse of NM , and that a moderator who did would not have banned Titan.

Oh well...get a life Sandberm, I know. 

Edit to say, this place is a million times better with ML at the helm, but i do want to point out he is drifting towards GuyB types of banning.

Chance1216 wrote:
I haven’t been on here as much having been putting in 15 hr days at work this week. I scrolled through here last night and, was...

I haven’t been on here as much having been putting in 15 hr days at work this week. I scrolled through here last night and, was disappointed. 

The unfortunate part is, politics from my standpoint are more about picking a side and, division. You’re the enemy if my viewpoints don’t align with yours. I’m not saying every person on either side but, I bet if politics were left out of the conversation and, most of us crossed paths on a track or trail, would get along. We’d help one another if needed. Be decent to one another. 

Look at the tone of this thread. It’s a perfect example. A person was murdered live. Though gore doesn’t bother me, the cheering for this man’s death, the division of this forum and, our country does.

As far as moderators, meh….. It’s not like our suggestions or, comments ever get noticed. I quit caring. 

Thanks for posting those pics of your friends fishing. Good stuff!

Eh...sux catching up at work after taking time off, 15 hr days seems a bit abusive. 

I just really think Titan and even SEEMEFIRST should not have been banned. 

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It is probably a budget issue but i wish there was a dedicated moderator who was present every day in non moto and moto, who understands...

It is probably a budget issue but i wish there was a dedicated moderator who was present every day in non moto and moto, who understands the culture and the back n forth of members. Somebody who sees who the real assholes are.

It feels like Michael doesn't come to non moto much and when he does he is reactionary, doing exactly what GuyB did, but to a MUCH lessor degree, banning people in a reactionary way.

Titan1 should have NOT been banned. He disagrees in an assertive but respectful manner. That is evidence that ML doesnt have the pulse of NM , and that a moderator who did would not have banned Titan.

Oh well...get a life Sandberm, I know. 

Edit to say, this place is a million times better with ML at the helm, but i do want to point out he is drifting towards GuyB types of banning.

Chance1216 wrote:
I haven’t been on here as much having been putting in 15 hr days at work this week. I scrolled through here last night and, was...

I haven’t been on here as much having been putting in 15 hr days at work this week. I scrolled through here last night and, was disappointed. 

The unfortunate part is, politics from my standpoint are more about picking a side and, division. You’re the enemy if my viewpoints don’t align with yours. I’m not saying every person on either side but, I bet if politics were left out of the conversation and, most of us crossed paths on a track or trail, would get along. We’d help one another if needed. Be decent to one another. 

Look at the tone of this thread. It’s a perfect example. A person was murdered live. Though gore doesn’t bother me, the cheering for this man’s death, the division of this forum and, our country does.

As far as moderators, meh….. It’s not like our suggestions or, comments ever get noticed. I quit caring. 

Thanks for posting those pics of your friends fishing. Good stuff!Eh...sux catching up at work after taking time off, 15 hr days seems a bit abusive. I...

Thanks for posting those pics of your friends fishing. Good stuff!

Eh...sux catching up at work after taking time off, 15 hr days seems a bit abusive. 

I just really think Titan and even SEEMEFIRST should not have been banned. 

I’m just here for the good stuff buddy. 

No. I don’t think they should’ve been clipped either. 

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It is probably a budget issue but i wish there was a dedicated moderator who was present every day in non moto and moto, who understands...

It is probably a budget issue but i wish there was a dedicated moderator who was present every day in non moto and moto, who understands the culture and the back n forth of members. Somebody who sees who the real assholes are.

It feels like Michael doesn't come to non moto much and when he does he is reactionary, doing exactly what GuyB did, but to a MUCH lessor degree, banning people in a reactionary way.

Titan1 should have NOT been banned. He disagrees in an assertive but respectful manner. That is evidence that ML doesnt have the pulse of NM , and that a moderator who did would not have banned Titan.

Oh well...get a life Sandberm, I know. 

Edit to say, this place is a million times better with ML at the helm, but i do want to point out he is drifting towards GuyB types of banning.

Free big lenny

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Get ready to loose more of our rights. Everything that happens these days is so fishy. 

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There should really be some sort of laws or measures to keep these left wing psychos from getting guns so easily. 

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lumpy790 wrote:

happens every day so its just another shooting so who cares.

I care more about the kids being shot and killed in schools.

Dude it's all bad.  We are watching our country become more and more evil and we are dehumanizing each other.  The weekly events are much deeper than a gun or a knife.

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One of the things, and it got played out here, is that a certain segment of the population has stated that it is acceptable to use violence against those they disagree with.

https://ocpathink.org/post/independent-journalism/kirks-death-comes-as-more-college-students-support-violence-over-speech

"...The survey of 68,510 college students at 257 universities nationwide found that 34 percent now say using violence to stop someone from speaking on campus is acceptable, at least in rare cases. That is an increase of 10 percentage points over the last four years..."

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One of the things, and it got played out here, is that a certain segment of the population has stated that it is acceptable to use...

One of the things, and it got played out here, is that a certain segment of the population has stated that it is acceptable to use violence against those they disagree with.

https://ocpathink.org/post/independent-journalism/kirks-death-comes-as-more-college-students-support-violence-over-speech

"...The survey of 68,510 college students at 257 universities nationwide found that 34 percent now say using violence to stop someone from speaking on campus is acceptable, at least in rare cases. That is an increase of 10 percentage points over the last four years..."

Im hoping that this isn't true.  These kids dont understand how violent, Violence can be. 

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One of the things, and it got played out here, is that a certain segment of the population has stated that it is acceptable to use...

One of the things, and it got played out here, is that a certain segment of the population has stated that it is acceptable to use violence against those they disagree with.

https://ocpathink.org/post/independent-journalism/kirks-death-comes-as-more-college-students-support-violence-over-speech

"...The survey of 68,510 college students at 257 universities nationwide found that 34 percent now say using violence to stop someone from speaking on campus is acceptable, at least in rare cases. That is an increase of 10 percentage points over the last four years..."

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If you accept that words are violence, then retaliating with actual violence becomes justified.  That's where we're at. Need to get back to sticks and stones may break my bones but words can never hurt me so this kind of actual violence is never considered justified. 

Probably not a secret based on my presence on here that I enjoy a good debate, being challenged, arguing, learning and modifying views based on all of that.... so this one has bothered me much more than it should. Just makes me sad. 

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One of the things, and it got played out here, is that a certain segment of the population has stated that it is acceptable to use...

One of the things, and it got played out here, is that a certain segment of the population has stated that it is acceptable to use violence against those they disagree with.

https://ocpathink.org/post/independent-journalism/kirks-death-comes-as-more-college-students-support-violence-over-speech

"...The survey of 68,510 college students at 257 universities nationwide found that 34 percent now say using violence to stop someone from speaking on campus is acceptable, at least in rare cases. That is an increase of 10 percentage points over the last four years..."

Precisely why Charlie went to college campuses. We won't have a civil society with these types of statistics and it has to change.

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I think with all that's going on im just alittle disturbed tbh.  There has and always been evil in this world.  There are always going to be bad apples.  Its just the way it is.  What's concerning me is that the bad apples seem to have formed some sort of violent, angry, victimized sub cultures through various social media platforms.  We are glued to our phones and the algorithms take over and it just brainwashed people.  Either to the left or the right.  In many cases it has radicalized people, more so the youth.  I would bet that if there was no internet and you put many people in the same room and asked how we would like our country ran and operated without outside influence we have much more in common than not.  The internet cannot be put back in the box and im nervous that eventually violence will be met with violence.  That's unfortunate.   

 

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Speaking as a detective irl, for those wondering about information, or lack thereof so far, not everything that is known is going to be made public immediately for a variety of reasons. Especially on a scale like this. There are people working 24/7 right now to find leads and more information. Just have to be patient unfortunately. Like many, I can’t wait for this piece of shit to be brought to justice and hopefully he gets worst…

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9/11/2025 10:56pm Edited Date/Time 9/12/2025 12:15am

From the FBI reports showing the shooter and his paths to the woods nearby, it’s looking apparent that he probably acted alone. Of course there’s always a thought of “who put him up to it?”

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JJO741 wrote:
Speaking as a detective irl, for those wondering about information, or lack thereof so far, not everything that is known is going to be made public...

Speaking as a detective irl, for those wondering about information, or lack thereof so far, not everything that is known is going to be made public immediately for a variety of reasons. Especially on a scale like this. There are people working 24/7 right now to find leads and more information. Just have to be patient unfortunately. Like many, I can’t wait for this piece of shit to be brought to justice and hopefully he gets worst…

I agree. They probably have a name. Just working on getting their ducks in a row and a case built before an arrest. The only problem that I foresee is potentially locating the guy. 

This reminds me of the Idaho case. People were upset about the slow pace but they had to get their data first. 

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As of this morning they have a suspect in custody. 

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One of the things, and it got played out here, is that a certain segment of the population has stated that it is acceptable to use...

One of the things, and it got played out here, is that a certain segment of the population has stated that it is acceptable to use violence against those they disagree with.

https://ocpathink.org/post/independent-journalism/kirks-death-comes-as-more-college-students-support-violence-over-speech

"...The survey of 68,510 college students at 257 universities nationwide found that 34 percent now say using violence to stop someone from speaking on campus is acceptable, at least in rare cases. That is an increase of 10 percentage points over the last four years..."

truck wrote:
If you accept that words are violence, then retaliating with actual violence becomes justified.  That's where we're at. Need to get back to sticks and stones...
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If you accept that words are violence, then retaliating with actual violence becomes justified.  That's where we're at. Need to get back to sticks and stones may break my bones but words can never hurt me so this kind of actual violence is never considered justified. 

Probably not a secret based on my presence on here that I enjoy a good debate, being challenged, arguing, learning and modifying views based on all of that.... so this one has bothered me much more than it should. Just makes me sad. 

Those are really good points.  In fact, the poll could have replaced “to stop someone from speaking” with just about anything.  Violence, notably physical violence, is baked into our DNA, restricted by compassion, fear of repercussion, and environment.  The red mist of anger and hate can overwhelm these suppressions, and when coupled with tools of mass destruction, often lead to very unfortunate outcomes. 

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One of the things, and it got played out here, is that a certain segment of the population has stated that it is acceptable to use...

One of the things, and it got played out here, is that a certain segment of the population has stated that it is acceptable to use violence against those they disagree with.

https://ocpathink.org/post/independent-journalism/kirks-death-comes-as-more-college-students-support-violence-over-speech

"...The survey of 68,510 college students at 257 universities nationwide found that 34 percent now say using violence to stop someone from speaking on campus is acceptable, at least in rare cases. That is an increase of 10 percentage points over the last four years..."

truck wrote:
If you accept that words are violence, then retaliating with actual violence becomes justified.  That's where we're at. Need to get back to sticks and stones...
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If you accept that words are violence, then retaliating with actual violence becomes justified.  That's where we're at. Need to get back to sticks and stones may break my bones but words can never hurt me so this kind of actual violence is never considered justified. 

Probably not a secret based on my presence on here that I enjoy a good debate, being challenged, arguing, learning and modifying views based on all of that.... so this one has bothered me much more than it should. Just makes me sad. 

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