Subject: Re: Honoring Kirk's support for free speech
As I was responding to a question about the shooting, I told students that my name was added to the list last year and that the names on it are organized by the campuses where we work. At some point during the conversation, one of my students asked her classmate closest to the door to make sure it was closed so that the automatic lock was engaged. I probably wouldn’t have noticed the gesture if not for the graduate student who gave knowing looks at each student in recognition of the unspoken precaution.

Stochastic violence.

Charlie kept a list. Organized it by campus. Published the list online. Made disparaging comments about those on the list. Urged that those on the list be fired. Praised Paul Pelosi’s attacker

Everyone “gets” the list- prospective victims and perpetrators alike.

“Free speech” was never what Kirk was about, except for his own and others who agreed with him.

Everyone else was a prospective target.