One person died on January 6th. Ashli Babbitt was killed by police officers.
Is it "fine" to joke about it? That's up to you. I'd say joking about someone's death is usually in poor taste, unless we're talking about long ago deaths. A joke about Caesar being stabbed is quite different than joking about someone who was killed last month. And it's up to each individual to determine their own comfort level for such jokes. That's the entire concept behind the freedoms Americans are supposed to have. We can decide what is funny and what isn't, and we can decide whether or not to associate with people based on their own opinions.
If Jack Black wants to say, allegedly in jest, though almost certainly an expression of his true feelings, that he wishes Donald Trump had been murdered, he's allowed to do so. Nearly no one is arguing that he ought to be jailed for saying such a thing. However, actions, and words, have consequences, and it's completely reasonable for people to choose to stop paying to see his band or his films based on what he says and does.
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