I saw the video of Charlie Kirk getting shot

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I do not recommend viewing it. I didn't watch it yesterday. I didn't seek it out. That's just not the kind of thing that I need to have in my brain. I have a couple of regulars who visit me when I'm on bathroom duty. They did it last year and they are doing it again this year. One is the oldest son of a good friend/coworker and the other is a former student that I have a good relationship with. They won't hesitate to tell me to STFU (in the actual words) but I know they don't mean it in a disrespectful way. Anyway one of them was telling me he saved all of the videos. I said he was a sicko. (he likes to debate politics with me) The other shoved his phone in my face and showed me a video of when Kirk was actually shot. OMG. Hollywood horror movies couldn't match what I saw. That shot was obviously not something a person could recover from even with the best and fastest medical intervention. The amount of blood. . . it is indescribable. Like I said I didn't seek it out and had no plans to view it but teenaged boys who think we are "friends" don't necessarily listen to me when I say no. Let's just say I saw it so you didn't have to. Kirk had no chance which is why it isn't surprising that Trump announced that he was dead just 2 hours later. The whole thing is horrific. As I posted yesterday and others here have echoed--violence based on political beliefs is unacceptable. (not that any violence is) I didn't agree with Charlie Kirk on anything but I completely condemn this assassination. From what I've learned about him over the past 24 hours he was passionate about debating people. I like debating people as long as they can be civil. I can respect his mission while disagreeing with his message.