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A beautiful young Ukrainian refugee who fled war only to find death on an American train. Iryna Zarutska, just 23 years old, was brutally murdered on a Charlotte light rail train in August. Her killer was a career criminal with 14 prior arrests who should never have been walking free.
Decarlos Brown Jr. was fare jumping when he decided to take an innocent life. The 34-year-old criminal sat behind Iryna and stabbed her in the neck without warning or reason. Passengers screamed and ran as this young woman bled to death on the train floor.
This tragedy shows exactly what is wrong with our broken justice system. Brown had been arrested over and over for robbery, breaking and entering, and assault. Yet liberal judges and weak bail policies kept putting this dangerous man back on the streets.
Iryna came to America in 2022 to escape Putin’s war machine. She thought she would find safety in the land of the free. Instead, she found a justice system that protects criminals more than innocent people.
Even President Trump spoke out about this senseless killing. He called Brown a mentally deranged lunatic and slammed the cashless bail policies that kept him free. Trump asked the right question – why was this repeat offender allowed out of jail?
Charlotte’s mayor called it a tragic failure by the courts and magistrates. That’s exactly right, but it’s too little too late for Iryna and her family. Words won’t bring back this talented young artist who deserved so much better.
This is what happens when we go soft on crime. Career criminals get chance after chance while law-abiding citizens pay the price. Our cities become hunting grounds for predators who know the system won’t stop them.
Americans deserve better than this failed experiment in criminal justice reform. We need judges who will lock up repeat offenders and keep them locked up. Iryna Zarutska’s blood is on the hands of every soft-on-crime politician who made this tragedy possible.
