Charlie Kirk had barely been declared dead this week when the internet exploded with cries of anger and blame. Surely a far-left loon had killed Kirk, the conservative firebrand. If not, leftists had been “poisoning the minds” of Americans for years, creating the atmosphere for violence, asserted Fox News’ Sean Hannity.

As a Californian, one of my childhood memories was of the killing of Robert F. Kennedy in Los Angeles. My most unforgettable interview as a cub reporter was with Sara Jane Moore, the suburban homemaker and sometime accountant who tried to shoot President Ford. Those experiences and many others leave me wondering how so many people are so certain they know the motive for Kirk’s slaying.

More than 24 hours after the killing, authorities have released only a picture of a t

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