Erika Kirk has explained why she wants the government to decide whether the death penalty is sought for her husband Charlie’s alleged killer.
“I don’t want this man’s blood on my ledger when I stand before the Lord,” Kirk told Fox News host Jesse Watters. “I want the government to decide. It’s biblical too. Justice will ultimately be served.”
@foxnews SUPERIOR COURT: Erika Kirk says she leaves the decision on the death penalty to the government – and God – saying true justice belongs to the Lord alone. |@mrserikakirk @jessebwatters ♬ original audio – Fox News
Charlie Kirk’s widow shed light on her position during Wednesday’s interview with Watters — her first television interview since her husband was shot and killed during a university lecture series in September. Tyler James Robinson, 22, turned himself in to authorities the day after the shooting and was later charged with aggravated murder and misdemeanor discharge of a firearm, among other charges.
However, Kirk had a big opinion regarding Robinson’s trial, speaking out against the defense team’s desire to ban cameras from the courtroom.
“There were cameras all over my husband when he was murdered,” she said. “There have been cameras everywhere among my grieving friends and family. There have been cameras all over me, analyzing my every move, analyzing my every smile, my every tear. We deserve to have cameras in this.”
Kirk continued, “Why not be transparent? There’s nothing to hide. I know there isn’t because I’ve seen what the case is about. Let everyone see what the real evil is. This is something that could impact generations to come.”
@foxnews “Let everyone see what real evil is.” @mrserikakirk explains why she is demanding cameras be allowed in court for the trial of her husband’s alleged killer: “This is something that could impact a generation and generations to come.” | @jessebwatters ♬ original audio – Fox News
Although a number of cameras may have captured Charlie’s death, Kirk revealed that she had never seen the footage and noted that she had no intention of doing so.
“I’ve never seen the video. I’ll never see it,” she shared. “I never want to see that. There are certain things you see in your life that you can never unsee. There are certain things you see in your life that mark your soul forever. I don’t want the public murder of my husband to be something I ever see. I don’t want my children to ever see that.”
@foxnews “I NEVER WANT TO SEE IT”: @mrserikakirk says she refused – and will always refuse – to watch the video of her husband’s murder. “There are some things you see in life that you can never unsee…I don’t want the public murder of my husband to be something I ever see.” |@jessebwatters ♬ original audio – Fox News
Kirk had a direct message for those who “love looking at” these “sick” images: “What if it was your father or your brother or your sister? Just a change of perspective. We are human. Life is fragile. And there is so much beauty in this world, why would you waste part of your life watching something so evil?”
Following Charlie’s death, Kirk was named CEO of Turning Point USA, the late conservative activist’s nonprofit organization. Since then, she has sworn that “the movement built by my husband will not die”.
