North Carolina lawmakers just rammed through a tough new criminal justice bill with enough votes to steamroll any veto, all sparked by the brutal murder of 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska on Charlotte’s light rail back in August. The House voted 82-30 to pass House Bill 307, with even a chunk of Democrats jumping on board, right after the Senate gave it the green light. This guts cashless bail for violent suspects and cranks up the heat on pretrial releases, finally addressing the kind of revolving-door justice that let a dangerous thug roam free and end an innocent life.
Take the CNN report on this: “In response to the stabbing death of a Ukrainian refugee on Charlotte’s light rail system, the North Carolina legislature gave final approval Tuesday to a criminal justice package that limits bail and seeks to ensure more defendants undergo mental health evaluations.”