UCLA employee on leave over Charlie Kirk comments posted to social media

Americans losing jobs over Charlie Kirk posts

Across the country, people are facing backlash or even losing their jobs over their reactions to the Charlie Kirk shooting on social media.

LOS ANGELES - A UCLA employee is on administrative leave after their social media posts surfaced following the assassination of Charlie Kirk, officials said. 

What we know:

The social media posts appeared to celebrate Kirk's death. 

One of the posts in question read. "It is OKAY to be happy when someone who hated you and called for your people's death dies – even if they are murdered." 

UCLA releases a statement

What they're saying:

UCLA released a statement, which read in part that "statements that celebrate or condone violence are inconsistent with our core values."

"UCLA condemns in the strongest possible terms the offensive and inappropriate comments that have been posted on personal social media accounts about the death of Charlie Kirk," the statement said. "We have initiated an investigation." 

UCLA employee on leave over Charlie Kirk comments

A UCLA employee is on leave following their comments on Charlie Kirk's death.

Dig deeper:

The UCLA employee joins a growing number of individuals that are facing professional consequences in the wake of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk's assassination. 

After the 31-year-old Turning Point CEO was shot and killed at Utah Valley University, several political leaders, business figures and media outlets condemned the political violence.

But others cited Kirk's political views as a reason not to mourn his death, which critics argued minimized or excused the violence. 

A Las Virgenes Unified employee has also been placed on administrative leave for a social-media post about Kirk. In Downey, City Councilman Miguel Trujillo is facing backlash for posting, "no one mourns the wicked." And an LAUSD teacher is under investigation after posting, "Far right, (expletives) have a target on their backs and deserve to die… one down, millions to go."

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What's next:

Tyler Robinson, who has been identified by investigators as the alleged gunman, is due in court this week. 

Kirk's funeral service is scheduled for Sunday, Sept.21 at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. 

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