US EditionUS House members hear pleas for tougher justice policies after stabbing death of refugee
Victims’ families urge tougher justice reforms after repeated offender released, with a new bill aiming to limit cashless bail and increase mental health assessments.
- A refugee, Iryna Zarutska, was stabbed to death on a light rail car in Charlotte, leading to public outrage and calls for tougher justice policies.
- Republicans accused Democrats of being soft on crime, while Democrats claimed it was political theater.
- North Carolina's Republican-controlled legislature approved a bill limiting cash bail and judicial discretion on pretrial release in response to the incident.
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Special House hearing in Charlotte eyes violent crime after high-profile killings in the Carolinas
Congressmen Rep. Ralph Norman and Rep. Russell Fry were among lawmakers present for a House subcommittee meeting on violent crime in Charlotte, NC, in wake of high-profile killings in the Carolinas.
Lawmakers hear emotional testimonies from victims, family members impacted by violent crime
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — House Judiciary Subcommittee lawmakers at Monday's hearing heard testimonies from victims and family members of people affected by violent crime. That included a Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police officer involved in the Shannon Park shooting in April of 2024. There was passion, anger, and sadness in the messages from the people who addressed lawmakers Monday morning. Several of them shared their personal experience…
Rep. Van Drew to Newsmax: Soft-on-Crime Policies Must End
Rep. Jeff Van Drew, R-N.J., told Newsmax on Monday the nation must return to tough-on-crime policies to make city streets safe again. Van Drew spoke on "Greg Kelly Reports" just hours after a House Judiciary Oversight Subcommittee hearing in Charlotte, North Carolina, convened to spotlight the country's violent crime crisis and to ensure that the murder of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska — and others like hers — is never forgotten. Zarutska was…
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US House members hear pleas for tougher justice policies after stabbing death of refugee
U.S. House members visited North Carolina’s largest city on Monday to hear from family members of violent-crime victims who pleaded for tougher criminal justice policies in the wake of last month’s stabbing death of a Ukrainian refugee on a Charlotte commuter train.
North Carolina Crime Spat: Refugee's Murder Ignites Furious Clash Over 'Weak' Justice
House Judiciary Committee Hearing in Charlotte Becomes Battleground for Blame on Judicial Leniency and Budget Cuts After Iryna Zarutska’s Death. A heated House Judiciary Committee hearing in Charlotte on Monday saw Republican and Democratic lawmakers trade barbs over crime policy, judicial leniency, and law enforcement funding, spurred by the late August murder of Iryna Zarutska, […] North Carolina Crime Spat: Refugee’s Murder Ignites Furious Cl…
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