Texas State student expelled after mocking Charlie | Political News

A Texas State University student has been expelled for allegedly mocking the death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who was gunned down while talking at Utah Valley University last week. 

University President Kelly Damphousse said in a assertion launched Tuesday morning that a man seen in a widely circulated social media video, where he will be seen mocking Kirk’s death, was with a quantity of college students listening, is no longer a student at the college.

“The university has identified the student in the disturbing video from Monday’s event. I will not tolerate behavior that mocks, trivializes, or promotes violence on our campuses. It is antithetical to our TXST values,” Damphousse’s assertion read, in half.

Damphousse said that the college is not going to be releasing any further data on particular person student conduct issues. The video, shared by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on X, reveals a man with a backpack going up on the “Fighting Stallions” statue in the middle of the campus quad. The student makes an attempt to get the gang’s consideration while mocking Kirk’s death on top of the statue, showing to imitate how Kirk regarded when he was shot in the neck.

After the student will get off the statue, somebody will be heard in the gang saying, “You’re going to get expelled, dude.”

Abbott called for Texas State to “expel this student immediately.” He also warned that mocking assassinations must have penalties.

“The conduct is not accepted at our schools,” Abbott wrote.

In an initial assertion shared earlier Tuesday, Damphousse said he has “directed university officials to take immediate steps to identify the individual in the video.”

“Behavior that trivializes or promotes violence is reprehensible and violates the values of Texas State. It will not be tolerated,” Damphousse said.

The student’s expulsion comes amid a wave of professionals across the nation dropping their jobs over opinions around Kirk’s death, including an MSNBC analyst and a Carolina Panthers PR worker. Many people who have been let go from their jobs have been merely commenting on Kirk’s divisive political beliefs. The conservative activist’s death has sparked waves of debate about free speech rights and political violence.

Many conservative activists on social media have taken it upon themselves to publicly expose those who post something damaging about Kirk on social media, main to what some have called a chilling impact on free speech, and a observe of so-called “cancel culture” that Kirk himself and many on the suitable have long spoken out against.

Despite the motive of the alleged shooter, 22-year-old Tyler Robinson, not yet being recognized, GOP lawmakers, including President Donald Trump, have used Kirk’s death to enflame political divisions and attempt to ascribe blame for the capturing on left-wing organizations and figures.