Thoughts and prayers for Charlie Kirk and his family.

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Multicolored Lemur

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Bible Gateway passage: Matthew 6 - King James Version

Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven. Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men...
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verse 9 and following, “After this manner therefore pray ye —

“Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.

“Give us this day our daily bread.

“And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

“And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.”
 
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And the fact this young man was shoot while answering a question about guns and shootings, just too coincidental. As if it was a set up.

If I was a judge, I’d be open to issuing a search warrant for the phone and computer of the person who asked the question. Who’s maybe innocent and needs to be assumed that way.

And/or other good ways to conduct a solid investigation.
 
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I was at work when I heard about this shooting. My thoughts and prayers go out to Kirk and his family.

An MSNBC reporter was fired for comments he made following the death of Charlie Kirk. I actually agreed with some of it which I'll highlight below. I think what got this reporter fired is that he put the blame on Kirk, and the timing of doing that on live air was just terrible optics and messaging.

MSNBC has issued an apology and fired political consultant Matthew Dowd after comments he delivered shortly after the assassination of Turning Point USA co-founder and conservative activist Charlie Kirk that the broadcaster deemed inappropriate.

Dowd, appearing on the channel after the shooting, responded to a question about "the environment in which a shooting like this happens."

In response, Dowd said that Kirk has "been one of the most divisive, especially divisive younger figures in this, who is constantly sort of pushing this sort of hate speech or sort of aimed at certain groups. And I always go back to, hateful thoughts lead to hateful words, which then lead to hateful actions."
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Source: Newsweek

The highlighted part is something that everyone involved in politics should keep in mind.

Because of the consequences of having a divided country, this is why I see it as an imperative to be non-partisan no matter how hard or unnatural it seems given the environment we're in now.
 
We need justice and some seal reflection. On the justice end, the shooter is still at large. Fortunately, people were recording. As the panned over the roof tops, a dark figure can be seen moving on a roof top.
 
If I was a journalist . . .

I’d be cautious and respectful in covering this story, and okay with the fact that I might be outcompeted by other journalists who aren’t.
 
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of course, if this is my early approach in the matter . . .

how have I even kept my job as a journalist ? ! ?

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Well, maybe I have ethics in certain areas and have thought it out ahead of time.
 
Looks like the suspect has been caught...
 
If I was a rich person who owned a media outfit . . .

I’d at least think about not mentioning the guy’s name until the trial. I mean, some of these murders are seeking some kind of misplaced glory. Don’t give it to them.
 
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Multicolored Lemur said:
some of these murders are seeking some kind of misplaced glory. Don’t give it to them.
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I agree. There's been some of that. I've also seen focus on Kirk and his legacy, and I think that's the right focus to have. I mean really the gravity of the situation would've brought that on naturally seeing that the implications of this murder goes to an important aspect of our society, with free-speech and the safety of political figures, in general.

Things could escalate just as well as unite us. So we have to really take some time to reflect on this situation.
 
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