The video of a fool on a megaphone chanting and leading a cheer over Charlie Kirk’s assassination truly encapsulates how far down the rabbit hole we’ve gone as a nation presumably governed by the rule of law. Political violence has always been a part of our nation’s history, going as far back as Abraham Lincoln’s assassination in 1865 into tragedies within our lifetimes such as JFK, RFK, and MLK. All of those assassinations occurred prior to the advent of social media, so the reactions of the public at large were relatively unquantifiable save for what the traditional media at the times reported on.
Fast forward to Wednesday’s tragic events and the reactions to it were captured and disseminated like wildfire across multiple platforms. Tik Tok had the video described above and someone shared it on X, leading to millions of views within a few hours. Downey city councilman Mario Trujillo put out a post that read: “No one mourns the wicked” with the date September 10, 2025 underneath it. An uproar ensued, causing the polarizing councilman and Gascon disciple to take it down and replace it with a bland condemnation of political violence. He never apologized for his post, curiously, and neither did the Democratic congressional leaders who protested the House Speaker’s efforts at organizing a moment of silence in recognition of Kirk’s passing.
Responsible political leaders across the spectrum condemned Kirk’s assassination, yet certain local leaders in Los Angeles remained conspicuously silent. While President Trump ordered the White House flag to half-staff, Mayor Bass took the opposite approach, ordering city flags to remain at full staff. To her credit, she did offer a straightforward condemnation of the tragedy the day it occurred, as did Governor Newsom and former vice president Kamala Harris. Supervisor Hilda Solis was silent, offering instead a reflection on the death of LA Times reporter Ruben Salazar more than a half-century ago. It took Sheriff Luna a full two days before he received permission from the board of supervisors to say anything.
Politicians scrambling aside, I’ve seen deplorable chants before. In 2020, when two Latino Transit Services Bureau deputies were ambushed and shot in the head, video surfaced of local black residents laughing and bragging: “they got aired!” When the deputies were transferred to St. Francis Medical Center a group of Black Lives Matter protestors, some carrying African flags, formed a small line in front of the emergency room entrance and chanted “We hope they die!”
The murder of Charlie Kirk hit close to home for me, as I’ve had the occasion to confront protestors, haters, and paid activists chanting all sorts of obscenities to my face. Even Melina Abdullah, a cofounder of Black Lives Matter, gave me a hearty “Fuck You Alex” at the top of her lungs as I walked by enroute to a Civilian Oversight Commission hearing. Unequivocally condemning Kirk’s murder, a deliberate act of political violence, has somehow become a litmus test for the far left to attribute to Kirk’s mourners whatever imaginary beliefs they’ve attached to Kirk himself throughout his public life.
One of the best infographics I’ve seen stated that liberals demonize humans and humanize demons. Truer words have never been spoken. I’ve been called a tattooed gang member, a criminal, someone worthy of imprisoning for life, preferably in El Salvador, and a corrupt and failed sheriff among many other negative attributes. My family and I have received death threats on multiple occasions, including one from Texas that went as far as threatening my wife, my son, and my granddaughters.
Bottom line is there are nut jobs out there, willing to believe whatever they are spoon fed 24/7, who are willing to take action, including violence, to support their beliefs. I’ve had my home visited by Antifa, with a carload of bats and golf clubs they fortunately never got to deploy. This same group doxed my name and home address in 2020, with large banners stretched across eleven different freeway overpasses. Nary a mention on local media outlets or the LA Times, lest it would draw any sympathy my way, apparently.
Calling deputies gang members is a form of hate speech that has led to violence, and the county has spent a considerable amount of energy convincing everyone that not only deputy gangs exist, but that they also run the Sheriff’s Department. From the Board of Supervisors, the Civilian Oversight Commission, and the Office of the Inspector General, their continual use of their positions and official titles has been lent to create this false perception, evidence to the contrary be damned. To date not a single deputy gang member has been identified, let alone arrested, tried, convicted, or terminated. That’s a record of futility that stretches back almost a decade, yet activists to this day still insist they exist.
It’s time to reclaim civility, agree to disagree peacefully, while being able to debate vigorously on all the issues that affect our communities. This should be done without fear or restraint. What happened to Charlie Kirk is a dark moment in our nation’s history. We most honor him, not because we agree on everything he stood for, but that he was willing to speak up publicly and civilly for what he believed in. His assassination is not who we are and should never be what we strive to be, a beacon of hope and freedom for all.
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