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Update: Charlie Kirk has died after shooting at Utah event, suspect not in custody
(www.deseret.com)
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Sorry, I'm tired and can't tell if sarcasm. Political violence can sometimes be okay when stopping legitimate harm on other people. For example, Hitler being removed was ok.
If someone calls for harm or promotes ideology that will harm various people, i think it's ok if it is used to stop them but only as a last resort when all other means of reasoning have been attempted.
I don't like violence. Sometimes, fighting a bully is ok. I think it is good not to condone it, however, and I also think it is extremely difficult to justify.
In an ideal world, we would be able to charge people and put them through a court system to prevent them from causing or spreading more harm against others, but many countries do not have the systems or are corrupt/too lenient against people who worm their way through legal systems and freedom of speech laws. It's tricky.
Sorry for the essay.