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Honestly, I was so terrified to come onto social media after the horrific events that took place on Wednesday.
A US citizen was murdered in cold blood. He was a Christian, a father, a husband, and a political activist. He was never a politician. He never should have been seen or treated as such. He believed strongly in the constitution of the United States and warned us about what happens when you silence free speech. The USA is such a special country with the opportunity to be a beautiful, prosperous country. No man should ever have to be killed because of his/her political or religious views.
What happened on Wednesday was disgusting, awful, and the reactions of so many people- enjoying his death- is purely evil.
I was at this event. Sometimes I feel like I'm hardly even a teenager. And I had to witness someone getting his throat shot open because someone disagreed with his view point. I was there. I was literally at that university when it happened because I have a natural curiosity when it comes to debate and I wanted to watch it.
Goddamnit, I was so fucking excited. I was hyping it up- I thought it was going to be the best week ever! And then someone I admired and respected was murdered in cold blood right in front of me.
The past few days I have been going through extremely rough mental challenges. I can hardly eat, I can hardly sleep. I can hardly even do my homework. I've been going through this spiral- this circle thinking about what I could have done differently. Thinking about how I am trained for horrific situations like this. And even then, I feel this hopeless despair, this longing for closure.
The death penalty should be enacted immediately. Right now all I care about is justice. Not revenge, not hatred. Justice.
The United States of America doesn't get better because people like him were taken out of this world. No one benefits from this.
You poison yourselves and expect it to effect the enemy.
Long live America.
RIP, Charlie Kirk.
