Nothing More’s Jonny Hawkins shared a social media post on Friday, expressing sympathies for Charlie Kirk, calling him a “martyr” and that it was “time to bring public executions back”.
Jonnny Hawkins, the frontman for Texas rock group NOTHING MORE, took to social media on Friday to share a divisive take on Charlie Kirk‘s assassination.
The singer shared a five-slide written post, expressing his sympathies with Kirk’s family, and said that it was “time to bring public executions back”. His five slides read as follows:
Slide 1: “They just created a martyr.”
Slide 2: “RIP Charlie. Agree or disagree, you stood for what you believed. They just created a martyr.”
Slide 3: “My heart goes out to Charlie Kirk’s family and friends.”
Slide 4: “Charlie Kirk never lived by the sword. He lived by free debate and open discussion. Words not violence.
“The gaslighting, projection, and mental delusion is over. We are sick of it.
“To all my strong, but silent fellow Americans. Have you had enough? Are you angry enough?”
Slide 5: “Time to bring public executions back.”
Hawkins would further expand on his post in the caption, writing:
“RIP Charlie. Agree or Disagree on any issue, you seemed like a good person at heart and someone who stood for what they believed in. I don’t shed tears when public figures die, but for some reason this event brought me to tears and bothered me more than most. I feel for your family and friends. You will go down in history as someone who stood on moral and principles to the very end.”
The ‘Jenny’ singer would then go on to use the hashtags ‘Valhalla’, ‘CharlieKirk’ and ‘Martyr” at the end.
Hawkins’ note about “time to bring public executions back” is a reference to a statement Kirk himself had made earlier this year. In a video posted to Turning Point USA’s YouTube channel, Kirk expressed his belief that “death penalties should be public, should be quick. It should be televised.”
Yesterday, Kawins would post another statement to Instagram, sharing that his original post was intended to remove members in his fanbase who didn’t agree with him.
“I am pruning my fan base.
Like a [gardener] cutting off dead branches…
Making room for new, healthy and strong limbs to grow!
For every 1 twisted soul I lose, I gain 2 more honourable souls.
It’s a sad time for our country but my resolve is stronger than ever.
It’s so clear to me who the good and the bad are now.
I’ve never had more moral clarity than right now.”
Charlie Kirk passed away on 10 September after being shot while speaking at Utah Valley University. The conservative podcast commentator was a co-founder of the organisation Turning Point USA and would frequently debate students at universities.
Kirk’s alleged shooter, Tyler Robinson, would later be brought into custody after Robinson’s own father alerted the FBI. Authorities and media have been speculating on the shooter’s political ideology, noting that the bullets used in the shooting had engravings of “Hey fascist! Catch!” and “Oh bella ciao bella ciao ciao ciao,” which could be in reference to the Italian anti-fascist song, ‘Ciao Bella’. The same bullets also had the statements, “Notices bulges OwO what’s this?” in addition to a button combination from the game Helldivers 2.
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