The assassination of conservative leader Charlie Kirk demands that we confront the rising tide of Left-wing political violence, those who celebrate it, and the system that has perpetuated a culture that finds these heinous acts acceptable.

Clemson assistant professor Melvin Earl Villaver Jr., in the Department of Interdisciplinary Studies, mocked Kirk’s murder on social media with reposts like “no one mourns the wicked” and cruel jabs such as “there’s no longer such a thing called Charlie Kirk.”

These vile endorsements of violence from taxpayer-funded educators are not acceptable. 

Clemson condemned the remarks as “reprehensible,” but this falls short. We have and will continue to demand his immediate termination. 

“All it takes for evil to prosper is for good men to do nothing.”Clemson’s statement was worth nothing.