DV Murder

A few years back, I responded to a domestic violence murder in which an estranged husband shot his two children and his soon-to-be ex-wife, and then himself. In the months after the event, the murderer's father (who, by the way, had provided his "prohibited person" son with a shotgun) lamented that there were two sides to every story. It ought not to be forgotten, he stated, that the now-dead woman had made her own contribution to the breakdown of communication, the broken family (I don't recall any comment about his now-dead grandchildren's share of blame).

The answer---too obvious, even, to bother uttering---is that murdering the wife and kids is pretty much slam-dunk proof of who was the problem in the relationship.

Like the abusive, manipulative, mendacious spouse it so often resembles, the left is now scrambling to "both-sides" political violence. They claim Republicans are overreacting, and overlooking the provocative contribution Charlie Kirk made to Our Toxic Culture.

Sorry. Our guy---Charlie Kirk ---communicated non-violently, honestly and respectfully. Your guy murdered him. Your side excused or even celebrated his act, and fair-minded Americans who heretofore reflexively looked for two sides in every story have now been given slam-dunk proof of which side is the problem in America's fracturing domestic relationship.