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Charlie Kirk Memorial

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Let's remember Charlie Kirk for who he was.

"I can't stand the word empathy, actually. I think empathy is a made-up, new age term that does a lot of damage." -Charlie Kirk

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[–] PrettyFlyForAFatGuy@feddit.uk 11 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (4 children)

It was a school shooting in that it was a shooting that occurred at a place of education AND it was an assassination in that it meets the definition of assassination

The murder of a person (esp. a prominent public figure) in a planned attack, typically with a political or ideological motive, sometimes carried out by a hired or professional killer; a murderous attack of this kind.

Edit: For those downvoting me, please explain (in non emotive language) why you disagree.