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jeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · 4 months ago

Megathread: Charlie Kirk Shot at Utah Valley University Event

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jeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · 4 months ago
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Charlie Kirk Shot at Utah Valley University Event
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Kirk, 31, was shot as he spoke to a crowd at a Turning Point USA event. He leaves behind a wife and two children.
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    Please note that NSFW/NSFL videos must be labeled as such or they will be deleted

    Edit: also keep in mind that initial information in these situations can often be inaccurate. Trusted outlets have conflicting reports about whether a suspect has been detained.

    Edit 2: the campus has officially stated they release the initial subject. Donald Trump has stated Charlie Kirk is dead.

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      Also, uh, if you have any doubt in your fortitude whatsoever, do not watch them.

      Seriously.

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        For anyone who is curious but might not want to watch the video, here’s a description I found that a friend of mine who watched it says is accurate:

        Description

        he got shot in the neck by a high powered rifle and instantly litres of blood spewed out as he slumped over. He likely won’t survive.

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          Dude could have fell off his seat and onto a trauma operating table and still died.

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            “Likely won’t survive”… My dude was dead within seconds.

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          Yeah that matches what I saw

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          Like an open spigot.

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          Like Kill Bill levels of blood squirting out?

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            Heavy leaking artery. Not as a bad as that Buffalo Sabres goalie in the 90s getting cut by a skate

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            Its like if you had a grocery bag full of red water, and then poked a hole in the bottom. It was steady and rushing out of his body, for a second or two before he went limp and slid out of his chair and onto the ground. It was very quick but you still have enough time to see a shocking amount of blood.

        • 「黃家駒 Wong Ka Kui」 | (aka: 鳳凰院 凶真 Hououin Kyouma)@sh.itjust.works
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          Lol, that sounds like my first RE4 playthrough

          RE4 Spoiler and potential gore

          the chainsaw dude literally decapitating my man Leon, literally scarier than any other enemy in the game, solely for the gorey part

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        Ya, the video is grim. Seriously doubt he survived.

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        Agree. I watched it and really wish I hadn’t.

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      You may want this page - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooting_of_Charlie_Kirk

      There are already 23 references to news articles and social media posts on there last I checked

    • 「黃家駒 Wong Ka Kui」 | (aka: 鳳凰院 凶真 Hououin Kyouma)@sh.itjust.works
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      I like how every news outlet says “GRAPHIC WARNING”, then proceeds to blur it anyways. Like… wtf is the point? Can’t even find a link lol

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    Trump ally Charlie Kirk suggests children should watch public executions

    He ended up being the one being executed publicly

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      We’re never going to hear anything about Epstein again.

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          Posting this on one of the fash sob threads on X would cause mental breakdowns.

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          deleted by creator

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      I’m with it.

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      They’re gonna say his last words were he wishes everyone would move on from the Epstein files

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    Reminder that this is Kirk’s stance on guns:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVc9l6pjxtI

    Unfettered 2A is worth the gun deaths according to Charlie Idiot here.

    ETA: holy shit, saw a clip and damn, that dude is dead.

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      Statistics are always nice and vague until you become one of them.

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        A quote that hits like a purposeful steel toe boot obliterating unprotected genitals.

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      Ironically this is exactly what the 2A was built for. To off tyrants.

      Unlimited AR-15s and Glocks to every minority.

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      I wonder if his stance on that position changed at all in the 0.5 seconds between the hit and loss of consciousness.

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      I’m not going to lose sleep over it.

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      Internet medical expert here.

      Arteries spray, so must have hit a vein. That is survivable if you get fast medical attention to stop the bleeding. It’s dicey, but since it’s already been over an hour, he either has enough blood left at this point or he doesn’t.

      Edit: nevermind

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        He’s dead. Trump confirmed it.

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            Odd place for a Babylon 5 reference, especially a Vorlon.

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      It has now been officially confirmed that he is in fact dead.

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      “god given rights” haha. Fucking clownery.

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      I just saw the clip too. Kirk fully sucked but I don’t know how you can watch that video and not see a fellow human dying

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        It is absolutely something to meditate on, that’s for sure.

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    Trump ordered flags at half mast until Sunday. So this piece of shit got what he quite literally asked for and it’s a national tragedy, but innocent children killed in schools on a weekly basis get “nothing we can do about it, thoughts an prayers 🤷‍♂️.” Fucking clownshow.

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    My non-mod opinion on this:

    Trump is posting Kirk is dead.

    Not going to celebrate, just noting:

    “I can’t stand the word ‘empathy’, I think it’s a made up New Age term.” - Charlie Kirk

    https://youtu.be/qO8GGZ418T8

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    He was sitting at what he calls the “prove me wrong” table, answering questions about gun violence.

    I think someone managed it.

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      Imagine DJT goes tomorrow on 911

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        I couldn’t care less about DJT.

        I want Thiel.

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          I want Thiel by medical misadventure. Just like I want Trump by lighting. Except the former is more likely as he is the sort to do a few lines after an unnecessary and invasive procedure

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            I mean, Thiel is literally doing shit right out of The Flame Alphabet, from what I understand. He’s getting blood transfusions from young boys in an attempt to find immortality.

            Needless to say, my popcorn bowl is ready.

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      Last year was so close tho.

      Too bad, traitor still here.

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    Oh, so this is the school shooting that Conservatives suddenly give two shits about?

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    Okay. Let me try to make a comment here that won’t get obliterated as it’s going to be real, REAL hard to dance within the lines on this.

    1. Hokay… I obviously do not condone violence of any kind. But… literally no one can be surprised by this happening. Certainly not them. They’ve been pushing extremely violent rhetoric for years and Charlie Kirk is not exactly a subtle small face in all of that.

    2. Astounding accuracy. I mean it wasn’t like Kirk was moving around a whole lot in the situation but still.

    3. Huge crowd, or at least for what I would expect, but I’m surprised no one saw something.

    4. Angle of attack is kind of surprising as well. Kirk was sat fairly low down with a covering over the top. Relatively shallow angle from what I could see in order to be able to hit him. Shot seems to have come from his right.

    5. His right is exposed overall but does anyone know what’s actually to the left there?

    6. And lastly, I am wondering how this is going to impact Nazis like Kirk in general. Are they going to ramp it up or step it down? Also wonder how long before people start saying it was done by some trans antifa palestinian who came to Utah from NYC via LA.

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      subtle small face

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        Like I said.

        Real real hard to dance within the lines. Unfortunately I didn’t have a whole lot of room to flesh out and fill to the edge. Had to be as zoomed in as possible.

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      Looks more like a balding gray haired white guy.

      Which means there’s a chance he’ll survive to trial

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      I honestly wouldn’t be surprised if they claimed the shooter is trans. They’ve done it before with absolutely no evidence.

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      Free conspiracy theory: It was the CIA as a distraction from the Epstein files.

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    My water heater started leaking over the weekend. It was only seven years old, but I suppose since the warranty was six years, I shouldn’t complain? Anyway, I installed my new water heater today, so I can shower again. This one has a 12-year warranty, it might out live me.

    I just took a shower, I feel great. I’ll be going for a walk around sunset. It’s been a good day.

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    Play Nazi games, win Nazi prizes.

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    Former President Barack Obama stressed that “this kind of despicable violence has no place in our democracy.”

    With all due respect sir, if our democracy were functioning for all of the people instead of just for the rich, people wouldn’t feel the need to vote with the ammo box.

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    The Silence of a Fascist.

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    https://www.newsweek.com/charlie-kirk-says-gun-deaths-worth-it-2nd-amendment-1793113

    Charlie Kirk Says Gun Deaths ‘Unfortunately’ Worth it to Keep 2nd Amendment

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      Thoughts and prayers.

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      Then, by his own admission, his likely death is worth it to keep 2A.

      Sucks to suck, eh Chucky boy?

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