A UTSA student recited a poem that cheered Charlie Kirk’s assassination and then taunted a conservative organizer about his neck.
Story Highlights
- A student read a “Kirk-aversary” poem at a Turning Point USA event that referenced a “shot to the neck”.
- The performance targeted conservative organizer Christian Collins during a campus mic event.
- After the poem, the student mocked Collins for not wearing neck protection.
- Reports show Collins pushed back calmly and called the remarks hostile.
Student’s Poem Celebrates Killing and Targets a Conservative on Campus
Reports say a University of Texas at San Antonio student used a campus “Pick Up the Mic” event tied to Turning Point USA to read a poem marking a “Kirk-aversary.” The poem referred to “a shot to the neck” and treated the assassination as an occasion to “solemnly” celebrate. The lines mirrored a holiday rhyme and framed the killing as a date to remember. The performance was delivered directly to conservative activist Christian Collins at the event.
Coverage identified the piece as a mocking commemoration and quoted several lines that referenced how Charlie Kirk was killed. Witness posts described the delivery as giddy. The reading did not occur in private. It took place at a political campus forum meant to exchange ideas. That setting matters because it placed the attack-themed poem in the face of a known right-of-center organizer, rather than as a stray social media post.
Post-Reading Taunt Escalates Tension, Collins Responds Without Escalation
After the poem, the student aimed a taunt at Collins that referenced his neck. Reports quote her remarking that he was brave to appear “with no protection, no nothing, no like neck brace,” or words to that effect. Collins, a Texas Youth Summit founder, took the hit and answered with restraint. Reports quote him asking if she was happy and saying he would pray for her, showing he understood the exchange as personal and hostile.
Collins’s reaction helps document how the moment landed with a named witness. He saw it as a celebration of political murder followed by a personal jab tied to the manner of death. That crosses a moral line for any decent community, left or right. It also shows how campus events can shift from debate to dehumanizing mockery in minutes. Such turns push many families to question whether universities still protect viewpoint diversity and basic respect.
Free Speech, True Threats, and the Line Between Vile and Illegal
American law protects a wide range of speech, including speech most people find offensive. Courts treat “true threats” as a narrow exception. Recent filings and opinions stress that the government must prove a specific intent to threaten before it can punish speech as a crime. Listeners’ outrage alone does not make words illegal. That standard is hard by design, to keep government from policing opinion or satire, however ugly.
That legal line does not erase what happened here. Cheering a political assassination is not civic debate. It chills speech by signaling that some lives and views are beneath dignity. On a campus, that message pushes conservatives to self-censor and stay home. Institutions do not need to criminalize speech to set rules for time, place, and manner. They can enforce conduct codes, maintain order, and keep events focused on ideas rather than glorifying violence.
Why This Matters to Families, Faith, and a Free People
Parents send kids to college to learn, not to watch peers glorify a killing. Communities thrive when we argue hard on policy but reject celebration of harm. Political opponents are neighbors, not targets. The path back is clear. Event hosts must set transparent standards. Universities must apply them evenly. Students must choose courage over cruelty. Leaders should model how to condemn violence without silencing debate. That is how liberty and responsibility move together.
At @UTSA for Pick Up the Mic, a student read a poem celebrating the assassination of Charlie Kirk with such glee, then told me I was brave to be out here without my neck covered.
I told her I’d pray for her pic.twitter.com/AaNSDm0DSH
— Patriot Pascal Najadi (@PatriotPas0xgy) October 30, 2026
This incident also shows how quickly viral clips can inflame the country and drown out reason. Research links exposure to political attacks online with higher anger and cynicism. That spiral benefits no one but extremists who feed on rage. Conservatives can answer with clarity and backbone. Tell the truth, defend free speech, and reject any praise of violence. That is how we protect our rights, our families, and our national character.
Sources:
foxsanantonio.com, twitchy.com, wnd.com, houstondaily.com
