People in the streets of America mourn the death of Charlie Kirk.
Document News’ USA correspondent, Elisabeth Rooney, met people mourning the assassination of Charlie Kirk in Melbourne, Florida.
They describe shock, anger, and grief, and point to both the media and the Left for having fueled the hatred that led to a man being killed for his opinions.
Sebastian, who studies aerospace engineering at the Florida Institute of Technology, describes the killing as horrible. For his generation, Generation Z, Charlie Kirk was an important voice, and he reacts to the media having branded him a Nazi and a fascist.
David, a former officer in the U.S. Air Force, reminds us of how important free speech is in a country with so many different cultures and opinions. Guns, he says, are meant to protect the home, not to silence opponents.
Joe feels the same as when JFK died in 1963, when he was 21 years old. He is devastated and places responsibility on the media and the Left, condemning those who are celebrating Kirk’s death.
Joe, originally from Brooklyn and now living in Sebastian, Florida, delivers a monologue that captures what many are feeling: grief over a cruel assassination, anger at the hypocrisy of the Left and the Democrats, and the responsibility of the media. Joe mourns both his country and the loss of a great man.
The surfer boys Logan, Caden, Etan, and Caleb are not afraid of the sharks in the water. The sympathetic teenager gives you hope. They were all fans of Charlie and cannot understand how anyone could celebrate his death. «The Leftists», as 15-year-old Caleb calls them.
A YouTuber from Orlando calls the killing very, very sad and says Kirk was labeled an extremist simply because he spoke unpopular truths.
It’s Kathy’s birthday, and she and her fiancé are crushed by the assassination of Charlie Kirk. She has never seen the death of a public figure affect the nation so strongly, and she sees that the grief also extends beyond America’s borders.
Common to all these voices is grief over the loss of a great man who had influenced many, and an unease about what is happening to freedom of speech in America.
