Ukrainian Iryna Zarutska, who was killed on a train in Charlotte, and North Carolina State Rep. Marcia Morey (D). (GoFundMe; AP Photo/Chris Seward)
Morey, one of North Carolina’s most vocal advocates for bail reform, defended her comments and went on to condemn efforts to connect the case to bail policies.
"But don’t correlate what happened in January and a magistrate who set a bail according to guidelines to what happened in August. There is no correlation," she said during a legislative session.
Her argument has been countered by many lawmakers, who claim the tragedy shows exactly why it’s dangerous to allow repeat offenders back on the street.
Iryna Zarutsk fled Ukraine for the U.S. and was murdered on the Charlotte light rail train on her way home from work. (@lucaveros225/Instagram)
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However, supporters of bail reform argue the system unfairly punishes low-income defendants who cannot afford release.
Families of victims like Zarutska, on the other hand, believe the consequences are deadly when repeat offenders are given chance after chance.
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