The Alleged Attacker Is 24 Years Old, Bu Wasn't Even Alive When This Started

I was really struck by the mention that the event space where this was held in upstate new york had really minimal security, you know. I think it speaks to what you were saying, that rushty felt safer here than anywhere else. It's not hard to imagine a version of this where a queer writer goes to give an event and is nat hanged by someone who doesn't like that a Queer writer i giving an event in their town. And especially rushty and what he stands for and the work with n pen america and protecting the first amendment for writers, i think this is a real wake-up call about how serious it is when we're talking about free speech.