"At one point, Cox mentioned how Kirk's own words have helped him heal: Charlie said, When people stop talking, that's when you get violence. He said the weak can never forgive, forgiveness is attribute of the strong, the only way out of the labyrinth of suffering is to forgive. Welcome without judgement, love without condition, forgive without limit. He said, Always forgive your enemies, nothing annoys them so much."
"I want you to look at how Utahns reacted the last two nights. There was no rioting, there's no looting, there were no cars set on fire, no violence. There were vigils and prayers and people coming together to share the humanity and that, ladies and gentlemen, I believe is the answer to this. We can return violence with violence, we can return hate with hate, and that's the problem with political violence, it metastasizes."
An arrest was announced in the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, prompting officials to address political violence. Utah Governor Spencer Cox urged peace, dialogue, and forgiveness, citing Kirk's admonitions that when people stop talking violence follows and that forgiveness is a strength. Cox highlighted local responses of vigils, prayers, and the absence of rioting or looting, and warned that returning violence with violence causes political violence to metastasize. He thanked law enforcement for their efforts and urged finding an off-ramp to prevent further escalation and national instability.
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