US firm Perkins Coie has fired one of its attorneys for criticising Charlie Kirk. His death was mocked and celebrated by people opposed to his ideological positions in a spate of grim social media posts. The revenge movement has been accused of indiscriminately targeting people who voiced opposition to Kirk’s alleged political positions, rather than just those who cheered his murder. His comments enraged US conservatives who were already predisposed to despise Perkins Coie after it refused to deal with Trump when he targeted the firm with a punishing Executive Order. “This is not who we are, and the individual was separated from the firm with immediate effect.