Pressure grows on Palmetto Bay councilman to resign amid wave of firings in aftermath of Kirk’s murder

PALMETTO BAY Fla WSVN Ahead of a Village of Palmetto Bay council meeting all eyes are on councilmember Steve Cody as pressure grows on him to resign from his post following his controversial comments on the murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk Cody has faced backlash for a number of days following his post in the aftermath of Kirk s death where he wrote Charlie Kirk is a fitting sacrifice to our lords Smith and Wesson Hallowed be their names Village federal and state officers have all joined in on the chorus of people calling for Cody s resignation On Monday U S Rep Maria Elvira Salazar posted to social media saying The disgusted comments made by Steve Cody about Charlie Kirk s assassination have disrupted the business of Palmetto Bay Residents have lost trust in him and it will be nearly impossible to regain it For the good of the Village he must step down and let Palmetto Bay restore trust and move forward Since his initial comment Cody has walked back the controversial post saying he had screwed up and wrote a letter that declared he regrettably made a critical error in judgement Despite days of pressure Cody stated reporters Monday that he s not going anywhere Village Vice Mayor noted the council won t move forward with any council business until Cody turns in his resignation A large residents response is expected at the council meeting on Monday night Cody joins a growing number of people across the country feeling pressure to resign or getting fired over comments about Kirk s death on social media In South Florida a University of Miami fired Neurologist Dr Michelle Bravo after she re-shared a post on social media that read What was done to Charlie Kirk was done to countless Palestinian babies children girls boys women and men Charlie Kirk came out to say I love this I want more of this As Malcom stated The chickens have come home to roost ' In a message UM explained Freedom of speech is a fundamental right At the same time expressions that condone or endorse violence or are incompatible with our policies and values are not acceptable Florida Atlantic University also placed an unidentified staff member on leave pending an scrutiny into their social media comments Additionally the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission fired one of their employees over social media posts making light of Kirk s murder and stated in a report The comments and actions of this individual are not in line with the FWC our values or our mission We have a zero-tolerance procedures towards the promotion of violence and hate and we will not stand for such behavior