A student at Texas State University was expelled from the school yesterday, the same day he was caught on camera mocking the assassination of Charlie Kirk by seemingly acting it out by grabbing his neck.
The student did this during an outdoor memorial campus event for Kirk. People were so outraged that they got word to Governor Greg Abbott, who demanded the student’s removal in a post on Twitter/X.
FOX News reports:
Student expelled after being caught on video acting out Charlie Kirk’s assassination at Texas State vigilA Texas State University student was expelled on Tuesday after being caught on video acting out conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s assassination during an on-campus memorial event hosted by a local Turning Point USA chapter.The video, filmed on the university’s San Marcos campus Monday, appeared to show the male student with a backpack cursing at the crowd, hitting his neck and pretending he was shot.The man then stood up in front of a statue, said “Hi, my name is Charlie Kirk” and acted out the assassination, falling to the ground, further mocking the death of the 31-year-old father of two.Texas Gov. Greg Abbott called for the student’s expulsion in an X post.”Hey Texas State. This conduct is not accepted at our schools,” Abbott wrote. “Expel this student immediately. Mocking assassination must have consequences.”Texas State President Kelly Damphousse later confirmed the student in the video was identified.”I will not tolerate behavior that mocks, trivializes, or promotes violence on our campuses,” Damphousse wrote in a statement. “It is antithetical to our TXST values. The individual is no longer a student at TXST.”
Here’s a video of the incident:
This all unfolded very quickly.
This is the text in that tweet, via the school website:
Dear Bobcat Family:As you may be aware, a video surfaced this morning of reprehensible behavior that took place during an event on the San Marcos Campus Monday. This afternoon, university officials identified the individual in the video as a TXST student. Although federal law prevents me or the university from commenting on individual student conduct manners, I can report that the individual is no longer a student at TXST.I am writing this separate email to you because I know that this incident (and the response to it) has shaken the Texas State community (including faculty, staff, students, alumni, community members, and supporters). The video understandably evoked strong emotions here and across the country.Unfortunately, some people are suggesting that the individual’s actions represent the beliefs of TXST students in general or those of specific student organizations. These kinds of insinuations are unfair to our student body, and they cause some of our students to feel unsafe. Just as the behavior in the video was reprehensible, attempts to spread the blame onto innocent students are also unacceptable. The actions of one person do not reflect our entire community or the individuals in it.
Featured image via Twitter/X video.
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