11/09/2025
As I heard the news that Charlie Kirk had been shot yesterday while driving, I was in utter disbelief. I couldn't believe that someone would shoot Charlie, he always promoted peaceful dialogue, even towards those who fiercely opposed him.
When I was 20 I rode in an ambulance as an EMT and I can say that out of all of the disturbing things I saw, nothing I saw affected me as much as watching that video.
Charlie Kirk was taken far too soon, in a time when he was still desperately needed
Today we are in mourning. We mourn the life of a 31-year-old husband and father who was assassinated because of his political and religious views.
We mourn for his wife, who not only witnessed this tragedy but will have to relive it every day without the comfort of her husband.
I mourn for his children. A child should have a father. These children had a great father. Their innocence and childhood have been stolen by a mentally deranged coward.
I also mourn for our country. This is a dark decisive turning point, which I fear we will not recover from. I fear they have provoked a sleeping bear, the silent majority.
People who are cherishing this moment would do well to remember that while nothing justifies violence for exercising our First Amendment right or having a differing opinion, violence is justified if violence has been projected upon ourselves, our community, our family, and our way of life.
The best way to combat a bully is not with words, but with a swift punch to the nose.
