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Icky Mettle said:
Re: the light rail stabbing: The randomness of that act is what makes it so incredibly horrifying, as does that image posted.

The likelihood of being a crime victim while riding the light rail in Charlotte is very slim, and the presence of cameras adds a crime deterrent (though something like that is not a deterrent for someone who is severally mentally ill and capable of committing a random act of violence without much, if any, thought or fear of consequence).

The one thing that the city can do to further address safety concerns with regard to the light rail, however, is having security personnel check fares at every stop. The way it works now (or at least before this incident) is that fares are checked randomly. And based on my experience, they are very rarely checked. People constantly board the train without paying the fare.

As I understand it, the killer here did not pay the fare (not surprising). Had fares been checked, this particular killing never would have happened. Granted, there very well may have been another victim; perhaps somebody sitting at whatever light rail stop he entered the train from. But I do think it’s most likely that virtually any crime committed on the light rail is committed by someone who boarded the train without paying the fare.
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As a former daily rider of Charlotte's Light Rail "Lynx" system, everything stated in the above post is TRUE. I rode the light rail system to work for years. The number of times my ticket was checked I can count on two hands. The number of times I saw people without tickets ride the light rail, ON A DAILY BASIS, I could not count on two hamds. This was not an aberration, it was an eventuality. We need cooling stations and places to sleep for homeless people. The light rail system is NOT that place.
 
Who would actually pay money to see Megyn Kelly live?

I get emails from ticketmaster for upcoming events and I received one today that Megyn Kelly is on tour. Maybe I should make some signs and protest when she's in town?
 
PandemicBlue said:
You've become lost in your hate. No matter what Trump does, good for the country or bad, you and yours are against it. How weak-minded must someone be in order to be so totally manipulated by a political party?
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Don’t count out uncsig just yet. If Trump does something good for the country at some point, he may moderate his stance.
 
ZenMode said:

Video shows fatal stabbing of Ukrainian refugee on Charlotte light rail – stirring debate on crime in major US cities​


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Gruesome video shows a 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee getting stabbed to death on a Charlotte light rail train – a case that has turned into a flashpoint as the Trump administration vows to crack down on crime in large, predominantly Democratic cities.

The unprovoked attack happened shortly before 10 p.m. August 22, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said. A caller said a woman was stabbed in the throat.

The victim, Iryna Zarutska, is a refugee who recently fled from war-torn Ukraine, CNN affiliate WBTV reported.

Video of the attack shows Zarutska entering a train car and taking a seat directly in front of the suspect, court documents state.

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Just checked a minute ago and the New York Times still does not appear to have an article on this story.

I wonder how many articles they had regarding Daniel Penny.
 
PandemicBlue said:
You've become lost in your hate. No matter what Trump does, good for the country or bad, you and yours are against it. How weak-minded must someone be in order to be so totally manipulated by a political party?
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What has he done that's good?

Even in areas where we might agree, his methodologies are horrible and he's simply a bad person.

I'm trying to recall, but I do believe there were a couple of things he did that many on the left agreed with.

But beyond politics, trump is just a piece of shit. Even if he were the worlds best leader, actually stopped wars, actually fixed the economy, etc. he would still be a piece of shit. There's simply no changing that he's a piece of shit.

List a few redeeming qualities he possesses?
 
ZenMode said:
Just checked a minute ago and the New York Times still does not appear to have an article on this story.

I wonder how many articles they had regarding Daniel Penny.
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Yeah, historically they haven’t covered murders in Charlotte all that often.

The Daniel Penny story happened in New York, so …
 
Ramrouser said:
Doesn’t fit their narrative = crickets. Floyd happened in Minneapolis.

If only a Daniel Penny had been on that car.
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I lived in NY in the 1990s and was surprised when I visited NC to learn a serial killer had been arrested in Charlotte in 1994 (or maybe ‘95?) because it got no noticeable coverage in The NY Times or even the NY tabloids (at least on the main pages (front and Page Six) I would see people holding in the subway).

I do think it is an editorial choice now not to at least cover the politicization of this case …
 
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