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FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – It tin beryllium argued that successful some beingness and death, governmental commentator Charlie Kirk drew controversy, but his assassination has sparked a speech connected thing overmuch little partisan - state of speech.
On Wednesday, hours aft his death, Assemblymember Alexandra Macedo spoke retired against the violence, stating that it near her "absolutely devastated."
"I was perfectly devastated. This hits precise adjacent to home. He was conscionable an highly personable person," she said. "I felt similar I knew him forever, but helium was conscionable truthful supportive of young radical and inspiring."
Macedo points retired that Kirk was changeable portion exercising his First Amendment rights astatine a university, a abstraction historically known for promoting escaped discourse.
"He's a father. He's a husband. He's not going location contiguous simply for trying to person conversations with radical that disagree, simply for stating his governmental beliefs connected assemblage campuses," Macedo said. "Not adjacent successful authorities houses, not successful the White House, connected assemblage campuses."
"Every American should travel unneurotic and denounce immoderate governmental violence," she said. "How galore much radical person to suffer their lives earlier we really travel unneurotic and accidental enough?"
