Ukrainian Iryna Zarutska came to the U.S. to escape war but was stabbed to death in Charlotte on Friday. (Evgeniya Rush/GoFundMe)
While police statistics show major crimes, including homicides, are on the decline, Kenniff said they don’t paint a full picture.
“The only statistic that should matter is how many preventable, otherwise preventable crimes are occurring,” he told Fox News Digital.
Kenniff noted that even Brown’s family wanted him off the streets before the stabbing.
“According to what I’ve read, his own mother attempted to have him committed against his will, with the support of a judge who is responsible for upholding the law and ensuring public safety. However, the judge released him on the condition he would return to court,” he explained to Fox News Digital. “Failing to see this as a preventable, man-made crime — one that never needed to happen — is a major oversight.”
Stabbing victim Iryna Zarutsk fled Ukraine for the US. (@lucaveros225/Instagram)
Brown faces first-degree murder in North Carolina as well as a federal charge of committing an act causing death on a mass transportation system.
On Tuesday, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced that the Justice Department intends to pursue the harshest penalty for Brown, arguing that the attack on August 22 was a “product of lenient crime policies that favor criminals over innocent civilians.”
“We will seek the maximum penalty for this unforgivable act of violence,” she said. “He will never again see the light of day as a free man.”
In North Carolina, Republican lawmakers have introduced a bill aimed at reforming the criteria judges use to set bail and bond, as reported by the Charlotte News & Observer.
The proposed legislation, called Iryna’s Law, seeks to make it more difficult for individuals charged with violent offenses to be granted pretrial release. It also sets tougher conditions for those who do make bond and broadens the state’s authority to involuntarily commit individuals with mental health issues.
