In this episode VDH and Jack cover the aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s assassination, including the public’s disgust with public violence, Erika Kirk’s powerful statement on Charlie and the future of Turning Point USA, criticism from the right regarding Kash Patel’s actions during the investigation, vile reactions from the left, and more.
Archipeligo Leach,
Is your nom de plume a reference to actor Cary Grant? His real name was Archibald Leach and he was from my home town of Bristol, UK. Are you a Bristolian?
In describing Iryna Zarutska’s murder at the hands of Decarlos Brown, Victor, you said there were 3 white people sitting around her. They were black, not white. All across the aisle from her, one in the next row ahead, one in the same row, and one in the row behind.
Just a slight correction. You have mentioned on various platforms that Charlie Kirk dropped out of college after 1 year. He actually never went to college. After being rejected from West Point, he decided to take a gap year, which he joked turned into a gap decade.
You and many others have also noted that Charlie was an autodidact who read extensively. What people may not fully appreciate is that his learning was so effective and accelerated in part because he continually put his newly acquired knowledge to the test through his highly public debates. If college students took a course where they were subject to a weekly public oral exam witnessed by hundreds of people, they would similarly be motivated to soak up their readings like a dry sponge.
A quick note about why Decarlos Brown chose a white victim: I’m paraphrasing here, but LA detective Mark Fuhrman once said that black criminals prefer white victims because they know there is a lower risk of revenge from a white victim’s family.
You would be a fool to ride the Charlotte light rail. Anti-social behavior is not only tolerated but encouraged AEB the non-enforcement of the fare and poor security. Deterrence is the only solution.
In 1996 a Seattle Metro bus driver was shot and murdered while driving a bus route across the Aurora bridge. King County had recently taken over Metro and were afraid people would stop riding the bus as a result of this incident. So, a dedicated transit security unit was formed within the KC Sheriff’s Dept. They enforced the law unapologetically and soon the word got out that if you act up on the bus you’re going to be removed and detained.
We could quickly end the public safety crisis if we had the courage to do so. The criminal mind operates on a risk/reward basis that could be easily suppressed.