JP Sears Defends the Job Firings of People Who Publicly Celebrated Charlie Kirk's Assassination

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JP Sears Defends the Job Firings of People Who Publicly Celebrated Charlie Kirk's Assassination

JP Sears takes on the wave of firings hitting people who publicly celebrated Charlie Kirk's assassination, after Charlie Kirk supporters spent days tracking down vile posts and reporting the people behind them to their employers. He walks through examples including a nurse fired from Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, a Florida Atlantic professor placed on leave, and a newly elected Las Vegas Realtor Board member who lost his position, alongside the fallout facing Stephen King after he falsely claimed Kirk advocated stoning gay people to death, a claim King later deleted and apologized for under pressure from Senator Mike Lee and a bookstore that dropped his titles. Sears argues this wave of firings is fundamentally different from left-wing cancel culture, framing it as accountability for poor moral character rather than punishment for disagreement, while still insisting he supports the free speech rights of the people being reported.

Categories: Analysis
September 15, 2025

JP Sears on the Backlash to Charlie Kirk's Death

JP Sears opens by acknowledging he paused making videos for a while after Charlie Kirk's death, calling it an emotionally difficult week. He says he's been struck both by the outpouring of love for Kirk and by people publicly celebrating his death online.

"To them, I say thank you for identifying yourself," Sears says, before turning to the wave of people who have lost their jobs after being reported for celebrating the assassination. "Is that just cancel culture repackaged by the right, or is it actually a good thing?"

Charlie Kirk Lovers Track Down Vile Posts and Report Them to Employers

Sears shares examples of people who have taken it upon themselves to find and report individuals celebrating Kirk's death.

"My name is Quinn Pratt, and I like going around on the internet finding people making fun of Charlie Kirk's death, and I go and report them to their employer so they get fired," one person says in a clip Sears plays. He also cites activist Matt Wallace, who claims to have helped get at least 25 people fired, and a Twitter user named Lisa Kippy compiling a spreadsheet of offenders, noting that teachers and professors appear disproportionately represented. Sears reads one widely shared response to the effort: "If you believe people deserve to be shot for their opinions, don't cry when you get fired for yours."

A Children's Hospital Nurse, a Florida Professor, and a Las Vegas Realtor

Sears runs through several specific cases, including a nurse at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta terminated for social media comments, with the hospital stating, "This type of rhetoric is not acceptable for children's employees and violates our social media policy. The employee has been terminated." He also notes a Florida Atlantic University professor placed on leave after spending days criticizing Kirk following his death, and a newly elected member of the Las Vegas Realtor Board of Directors who was removed from his position after similar comments.

Stephen King's Lie About Charlie Kirk and the Fallout

Sears spends significant time on author Stephen King, who falsely claimed online that Kirk had advocated stoning gay people to death.

"Charlie Kirk never advocated stoning gays to death. He outright lied," Sears says, noting that Senator Mike Lee suggested Kirk's estate could pursue a defamation lawsuit against King. King later deleted the post and apologized, writing, "I was wrong, and I apologize. I've deleted the post. Internet's forever." Sears speculates the apology was driven by fear of legal and financial consequences rather than genuine remorse, pointing to bookstore Belfast Books publicly dropping King's titles in response, calling his comment "absolutely aberrant and ill-informed."

The Office Depot Controversy

Sears also highlights an incident in which employees at an Office Depot location refused to print memorial posters of Kirk for a vigil and were subsequently terminated, sharing the company's public apology over the incident.

Why JP Sears Says This Isn't Cancel Culture

Sears argues that, despite surface similarities, this wave of firings differs fundamentally from left-wing cancel culture.

"This is about moral behavior, moral character. These people are getting fired for poor moral character. That's different than being fired for cancel culture," Sears says. "I support their right to say vile things. That is free speech... I also support the freedom of speech of using their words to contact their employers."

A Teaching Moment About Moral Character

Sears closes by framing the firings as a teaching moment about consequences, while praising Kirk's supporters for responding to the tragedy without violence.

"Celebrating the death of an innocent man who was a father... that is absolutely despicable moral character," Sears says. "You've seen no riots. You've seen no vandalism. You've seen no violence in return. What you've seen is good moral character."

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