The moment a courtroom falls silent carries a unique weight, unlike almost anything else in public life. It is a quiet made not of absence but of extreme density—an invisible tightening in the air, a collective inhale from every person seated in the gallery. This particular silence, the one that preceded the verdict in the case against the man known as the Charlie Kirk Shooter, was almost physical in its pressure. It was the kind of silence that rings in the ears, a vacuum created by years of societal tension, media frenzy, and the agonizing wait for a definitive answer.Mock trial kit
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