News – Charlie Kirk, conservative free speech activist, murdered at a public speaking event
“Charlie Kirk murder is assault on free speech… what monster thinks young dad should die because they disagree with him?” So said Toby Young, founder of the Free Speech Union (UK), in response to the assassination of conservative free speech activist Charlie Kirk before a crowd of +3000 at a university gathering in Utah. It is a pivotal moment for those who believe that words alone are violence and therefore warrant a violent response. FSU SA supports FSU (UK)’s condemnation of killing someone whose very purpose was to promote debate. If we can’t debate society’s issues openly then democracy dies.