The purported
quote that spread in 2025, however, appeared to be an incorrectly attributed summary of the THOUGHTCRIME discussion rather than a direct quote from Kirk.
Kirk did say during the show that public executions could have corporate sponsors like Coca Cola, and that watching these would be an "initiation" for children. However, he did not outright say it should be required, nor that "Public executions by guillotine are holy."
Given the above and the fact that we could not seek clarification from Kirk himself about what he meant, we have not given this claim a rating.