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applegrove

(129,805 posts) Sat Dec 13, 2025, 05:08 PM Saturday

Charlie Kirk killing: Anti-Christian hate crime? [View all]

"Three months after the assassination of Charlie Kirk, the Justice Department is weighing how to bring federal charges against the shooter, including under a novel legal theory that it was an anti-Christian hate crime..."

Because that was the only defining characteristic about Kirk... ðŸ˜‘ðŸ˜’ðŸ™„

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Charlie Kirk killing: Anti-Christian hate crime? [View all] applegrove Saturday OP

Hardcore narritive push gay texan Saturday #1

What's also amusing is the self-own implied here. AZJonnie Saturday #2

An anti-hate hate crime I could believe CanonRay Saturday #3

Bullshit Jilly_in_VA Saturday #4

It was an anti-Kirk hate crime. Iggo Saturday #5

Wouldn't he have to be Christian for this to be an anti-Christian hate crime Jerry2144 Saturday #6

They're rebranding him as a Xian Soldier as we speak. Iggo Saturday #7

Looks like the DOJ (Department of Jesus?) is run by a bunch of theo-nuts. It's not a crime to be against christ (sic). RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Saturday #8

From a prosecutorial perspective drmeow Saturday #9

I dont care at all about Charlie Kirke. Like who was he anyway.!!!!! Trueblue1968 Saturday #10