RICH LOWRY: Charlotte’s mayor underplays murder of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zaruska – when city is to blame.
In her response to the murder of Iryna Zarutska on a light-rail train in Charlotte, North Carolina, the city’s mayor demonstrated the mindset that allowed the heinous act to happen in the first place.
The mayor, Vi Lyles, called the murder of the young Ukraine refugee woman “a tragic situation that sheds light on problems with society safety nets related to mental health care.”
It’s shedding light, but perhaps not in areas the mayor would like to see exposed:
And there it is
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This is why Charlotte is so dangerous now https://t.co/bEiz4A1FUv
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