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ms liberty

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23. I live in the Charlotte media market, and this story is not new to me

Wed Sep 10, 2025, 10:09 AM

Sep 10

He was riding the LR, she got on and sat in front of him and he suddenly jumped up and stabbed her. His arrest record includes robberies and assaults, but not a known murderer. The story has been in the news locally since it happened.

A single murder in a single city on a single day is not actually national news unless the murderer or victim is a prominent public figure. It's local or regional news. The idea that every crime everywhere should be nationally reported is an invention of the 24 hour news cycle.

This is a story because it plays into Orange Man's idioctic attempts to prove there's a crime wave particularly in blue run states; that's why it'sa national story now. .

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Why hasn't the murder of Iryna Zarutska been mentioned earlier? [View all] no_hypocrisy Sep 10 OP

Where are the Epstein files? nt RandiFan1290 Sep 10 #1

It has been many times before her name was identified. A troll yesterday accused DU of hlthe2b Sep 10 #2

Just wondering why they waited so long and why it's a national story. no_hypocrisy Sep 10 #5

Because Transportation Secretary is exploiting this by saying he will cease all funding to NC Metro hlthe2b Sep 10 #6

OK, while it doesn't make sense to me, it explains why. no_hypocrisy Sep 10 #8

It is a national story because it was a horrific murder captured on video MichMan Sep 10 #22

Caught on video makes it news lame54 Sep 10 #34

Same obamanut2012 Sep 10 #21

Blame the guy on video killing her, but what do I know? Brainfodder Sep 10 #3

For the same reason I just flipped on Fox and they're still talking about Cracker Barrel underpants Sep 10 #4

Just guessing... Mike Nelson Sep 10 #7

Guessing because there are a lot of murders NOT DISCUSSED much sadly EFD? Brainfodder Sep 10 #9

He was arrested JustAnotherGen Sep 10 #10

How come we haven't heard about the arrest of Laken Snelling? nt RandiFan1290 Sep 10 #11

A young, pretty blonde woman was attacked by a deranged, homeless black man with an extensive criminal past. sop Sep 10 #12

It's a local crime story for the Charlotte NC area. One woman got killed on the light rail ms liberty Sep 10 #13

She was a Ukrainian refugee and this wasn't a robbery turned violent type of thing JI7 Sep 10 #15

I live in the Charlotte media market, and this story is not new to me ms liberty Sep 10 #23

Her being a Ukrainian refugee would make it national JI7 Sep 10 #25

Bad bad Quazie Sep 10 #36

Becsuse of what happened in NY and many on the left JI7 Sep 10 #14

And saying it's just a local crime story doesn't work when you have all the Israeli Palestine JI7 Sep 10 #16

American justice...... multigraincracker Sep 10 #17

It was a tragic local story. Tommy Carcetti Sep 10 #18

100% this obamanut2012 Sep 10 #20

Exactly! H2O Man Sep 10 #24

It has been, and is being exploited by racists obamanut2012 Sep 10 #19

This is just the right's latest distraction/wedge issue - "Terri Schiavo" bullshit. It's disgusting what they are doing. themaguffin Sep 10 #26

And it wasn't a hate crime, either Jilly_in_VA Sep 10 #27

BS. He said Greg_In_SF Sep 10 #31

When he said PCB66 Sep 10 #33

This was news when it happened recently. It was Klarkashton Sep 10 #28

The Only Time They Care About Ukrainian Refugees Deep State Witch Sep 10 #30

Maybe I've Been Around Intelligence Too Long Deep State Witch Sep 10 #29

A guest on CNN said that to cover this ChazII Sep 10 #32

Republicans market test their outrages first before going mainstream with them unblock Sep 10 #35

I doubt the killer had any interest in politics and wasn't a Democrat. Ping Tung Sep 10 #37