""The opinions expressed by our employees do not represent the views of PHNX or ALLCITY Network. We take matters involving violence very seriously and are committed to ensuring that ALLCITY remains a safe place for our employees and community alike. We have addressed this matter with the individual and made the decision to part ways. It's difficult to locate any language in Bourguet's posts that prevents the ALLCITY network of sports sites from being \"a safe place\" for its employees and community. If anything, Bourguet calls on readers to take \"matters involving violence\" even more seriously.""
""If you're saddened by today's 'political violence,' horrified by the video, or repulsed by my response, ask yourself why your reaction was different when it came to school shootings, mass deportations or the HUNDREDS of videos of horrific murders in Gaza (which Kirk cheered on)," Bourguet wrote. Bourguet's firing is among a few cases, including an MSNBC analyst and a Carolina Panthers staffer, in which people have lost their jobs for their comments on Kirk's death."
PHNX Sports dismissed lead Phoenix Suns reporter Gerald Bourguet after he posted tweets critical of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk following Kirk's fatal shooting. PHNX Sports stated that employee opinions do not represent the outlet and that the matter involving violence was addressed, resulting in a decision to part ways. Bourguet's posts questioned selective societal outrage over violence and urged readers to compare reactions to school shootings, mass deportations, and videos of murders in Gaza. The firing is among several recent job losses tied to comments about Kirk's death, and PHNX Sports was contacted for specifics about conduct rules violated.
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