Trump Ally Charlie Kirk Suggests Children Should Watch Public Executions

[Renew Deal]

2/2024

On his weekly panel discussion, "ThoughtCrime," Kirk was discussing death penalties of those convicted of crimes, adding that not only does he believe there should be public executions, but that children should watch them.

"Death penalties should be public, should be quick, it should be televised. I think at a certain age, its an initiation...What age should you start to see public executions?" Kirk asked.

Kirk, along with his co-hosts Jack Posobiec, Tyler Bowyer and Blake Neff, continued to discuss at what age should children watch the public executions, with one co-host pointing out as young as 12 years old.

"I think maybe age 12, sixth grade or so when you are old enough... " Neff said.
While Bowyer pointed out that it should be at an age when someone "can embrace the meaning" of the execution.

In response, Kirk said, "I think it should be taken in a holy way and I don't mean holy in a bad way, I mean that this is heavy.

In addition, Kirk asked whether crime would go up or down if children were to watch public executions, "Here's a question for anyone that might be not persuaded. Would crime go up or down?"

Bowyer said, "It would go way down," with Kirk then asking, "So why is this even a question?"

https://www.newsweek.com/charlie-kirk-death-penalty-public-executions-1873073

[UpInArms]

1. Oof

I guess he got his wish?

That is disgusting, in so many ways

[Redleg]

3. "Oof" is the same sound I made reading this.

I will guess that many of Charlie's statements will not age well in light of the recent event.

[dalton99a]

2. "Let me go first! Watch me on TikTok"

[newdeal2]

4. This is the problem with giving a platform to idiots

Half of these podcasts are just losers talking shit about things they don’t know about it. That used to happen at the local bar but now it is being broadcast as serious discussion to millions of impressionable people.

[Ponietz]

6. I'm convinced internet speech needs to be regulated

The algorithms and the dollars favor shouting “fire!” in a crowded theater.

[sop]

5. Good thing his kids are only 1 and 3.

[RedWhiteBlueIsRacist]

7. He followed a religion with a fictional public execution. That may have been the root of his problems.

[sir pball]

16. Just as a point of order, Jesus was actually crucified.

There's multiple non-Christian sources (including Tacitus) that attest to it, enough that it's a generally accepted historical fact.

Which has absolutely nothing to do with any divine woo, merely that the guy did actually exist and was, in fact, "nailed to a tree for saying how great it would be to be nice to people for a change.”

[Coventina]

17. .

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[RedWhiteBlueIsRacist]

18. Believe what you will, I'm sticking with fictional.

[sir pball]

19. And you're free to believe what you will, as well...

But I will say this:

The "Son Of God" was most certainly not crucified by the Romans, as there simply is no God to have a Son.

A completely non-mythical, itinerant messianic preacher named Josh being crucified, on the other hand…I'm an evidence-based person, and the balance of evidence does point towards the historicity of that particular person coming to that particular fate.

[RedWhiteBlueIsRacist]

25. I've often said, instead of putting bibles in schools, it might be better to put Egyptian history books in churches.

I will say this, the Stephen figure (an Egyptian?) indeed may have been historical, and his family slaughtered along with him. In mythology, there is no clock or calendar, and people can be placed where needed by storytellers.

[sir pball]

32. Roman history would be better.

They were sticklers about their records, and funnily enough, there's no further records of Josh *after* they nailed him to that tree…

[Dawson Leery]

23. He followed a church with a violent history.

[Johonny]

8. I dont think using a man's own words is wrong

Or disrespectful. It is just remembering Kirk for the man he was.

[bluedigger]

9. Assassination is just an unsanctioned execution.

[Bayard]

10. Why not put the accused in stocks,

And throw rotten vegetables at them?

[ananda]

11. Just more proof that Magats want to go back to the dark ages.

When slavery was OK, women knew their place, nobody
had to get vaccines, education wasn't an issue, and men
were in charge.

[RainCaster]

12. His own children were there watching

He got his wish.
Tots and pairs.

[Renew Deal]

13. I'm not sure if that's true

I've heard mixed things about that.

[Ilsa]

14. And his widow has to deal with the children's trauma

for the rest of their lives.

[Crunchy Frog]

22. They're probably young enough to not really grasp it.

It sounds like he would have preferred if they'd been around 12-13.

[Ilsa]

24. I suspect you're correct. The oldest might

remember screaming and people running around frantically, but I bet the youngest is too young.

[Efilroft Sul]

15. Kids were watching one such execution all day yesterday.

Kirk called the thunder down upon himself.

[Initech]

20. They seriously think real life is like playing Call Of Duty. WTF.

[Crunchy Frog]

21. Do people really think that his children aren't better off today than they were yesterday?

[RockRaven]

26. Hard to say. Their mother is the kind of person who would marry Charlie Kirk, so

I would not set expectations for the "after" which are much different than the "before."

[Trueblue1968]

27. He was a monster. Glad he is gone !!!

What a horrible man he was. I hope Trump and the other evil GOPigs go to visit him soon.

[Blues Heron]

28. The world is a better place without this twisto in it, spreading his toxic violent culture.

[pandr32]

29. I loathe all he advocated.

Yet, I also loathe gun violence.

[Klarkashton]

30. Paid to wise ass shit talk to an audience of dimwits.

What sort of shit for brains would intentionally tune in garbage like that?

[Omnipresent]

31. Poor Charlie is looking up at us right now..

Isn’t he ?!

[scipan]

33. More irony. This and his 2nd amendment/ school shooting justification.

I prefer to see it as a human being has had his life taken from him, the most precious thing we have. He would not agree of course.

[Sparkly]

34. Wow