Bin Laden didn’t fly the planes himself. But he was responsible. Manson didn’t kill anyone himself. But he was responsible. Hitler didn’t operate the gas chambers himself. But he was responsible. Trump didn’t storm the Capitol himself. But he was responsible. Justice matters.

Let’s make one thing clear from the start: Charlie Kirk was the victim of a shooting in a country where he, along with other right-wing extremist influencers, have been inciting violence for years. — Kirk is neither a martyr nor a hero, he is a cause.