One of the attacks leveled against Charlie Kirk by the left in recent days is that he was a racist.
To that point, you know they will try to characterize any death that occurs in the Black community as some kind of retribution for the assassination of Kirk.
That just happened, but the reports surrounding the circumstances of the death were all fake news, though that did not stop liberals from taking the bait.
I am not so naïve that I think the conservative movement is free from lunatics willing to take things to extremes. Having said that, recent history has shown us that many threats made that were initially attributed to the right wound up being the product of leftists trying to frame their opponents on the right.
Feeding off Kirk’s death, there have been reports of threats being made against Black students and historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs).
These threats were investigated, and according to the FBI, agents found there to be no credible threats and believed the scenarios to have all been hoaxes.
The agency stated, “The FBI takes these threats very seriously because it puts innocent people at risk. We urge the public to remain vigilant, and report any and all suspicious activity and/or individuals to law enforcement immediately.”
Suicide among college-aged students in this country is an epidemic nobody talks about, and it is one that angers me to no end when I see a young, promising life prematurely ended.
When it was first reported that Demartravion “Trey” Reed had been found dead, social media posts declared it a “lynching.” Then the real misinformation started.
Reed was found hanging from a tree at Delta State University, with some reports claiming that he had been badly beaten, others saying that his legs and arms had been broken, suggesting that the death was in no way a suicide.
Of course, those reports were all wrong, but by that time, the internet had already grabbed the story, and outrage on the left ensued.
Delta State University Chief of Police Michael Peeler confirmed that the reports were fake news and that there was no evidence of foul play discovered. He stated, "At approximately 7:05 am, the University Police was notified of what appeared to be the body of a Black male hanging from a tree, central campus near the DSU pickleball course."
Peeler added, "But while there is no evidence of foul play, the body has been retrieved by the Bolivar County Coroner's office. I have requested the assistance of the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation, the Bolivar County Sheriff's office and the Cleveland PD to assist us in this ongoing investigation."
I was devastated by the assassination of Kirk, and not because I was a fan of his or felt some connection to him. His death hit me hard because of what I do for a living, the blatant assault on free speech, and the fact that a young mother and two young children will never see their husband and father again. It was senseless.
Sadly, far too many people now want to use this death to justify hateful words and actions, or to push a political agenda forward, or even to have a Trump nominee removed from his post. This is the perfect report to remind people to take a breath before reacting to anything they see online because these days, the reports you find on social media are just as likely to be AI or fake news as they are the real thing. Don’t take the bait!
