THREAD:
Charlotte North Carolina is plagued with violence and murder.
The transit safety authorities say they will not change anything.
The city council hopes locals won't notice how bad it is before their $25B tax increase in November.
And the mayor is sad for the murderer.
Charlotte North Carolina is plagued with violence and murder.
The transit safety authorities say they will not change anything.
The city council hopes locals won't notice how bad it is before their $25B tax increase in November.
And the mayor is sad for the murderer.
https://twitter.com/SomeBitchIIKnow/status/1964570910314418423
Iryna Zarutska was violently stabbed in the throat around 10pm after taking a seat on Charlotte's public light rail at the East/West Blvd. Station. 
Two days ago, on September 5th, the security footage was released to the public by the local transit authority, Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS).
According to the affidavit, Decarlos Dejuan Brown sat behind Zarutska for about four and a half minutes before standing suddenly, knife in hand, and slashing her throat three times.
Affidavit here: web.archive.org/web/2025090706…
Affidavit here: web.archive.org/web/2025090706…
Charlotte's light rail is plagued with a history of stabbings, beatings, etc. And city council members were quick to convene the Monday following the murder to express concern that citizens would no longer vote for their 1% tax increase this fall for public transit.
"At Monday’s meeting, Charlotte City Council member Edwin Peacock shared his concerns about what continued crime means for the potential light rail expansion."
Unsafe train = no riders = no voters this fall.
Unsafe train = no riders = no voters this fall.
Grimaldi continued by saying people were becoming aware of their violence problem, which is not great for their image.
And then City Councilwoman Dimple Ajmera asserts that there is $25 BILLION in taxpayer dollars on the line with the upcoming referendum vote.
And then City Councilwoman Dimple Ajmera asserts that there is $25 BILLION in taxpayer dollars on the line with the upcoming referendum vote.
Charlotte contracts out its public transportation security, and they are currently more than 40 workers short of a "full staff" and do not have enough for even a single security worker to be at each station full time.
If the local government in Charlotte gets their way, with this 1% sales tax increase and 5% vehicle tax increase, they have baked it into the legislation that they cannot repeal it if they have outstanding revenue bond debt, which is their financing scheme for their $25B payout.
The local government has been trying to get this big fat payday for years now. Simultaneously, they won't free up any more actual money for security on public transit now.
And the Charlotte Transit authority insists that, despite the violent murder, their security processes are working as intended.
Eric Osnes, chief safety and security officer for CATS, said it couldn't have been prevented.
wsoctv.com/news/local/exc…
Eric Osnes, chief safety and security officer for CATS, said it couldn't have been prevented.
wsoctv.com/news/local/exc…
Lee Ratliff, assistant chief for Professional Security Services, closed out by saying that he cannot and will not put more security in place, and casts doubt on the notion that visible presence of police is enough to deter violent crime.
TLDR: The safety officers in North Carolina say they won't change their processes and that it's working fine.
They will not put more security presence in stations, or on transit.
And city council is more concerned with a $25B tax increase payday going through.
Sick.
They will not put more security presence in stations, or on transit.
And city council is more concerned with a $25B tax increase payday going through.
Sick.
Here's the full statement from Mayor Vi Lyles.
https://x.com/JoeBrunoWSOC9/status/1960407081896292507
And Decarlos Brown had been previously arrested at least 15 times.
Anyways. In case you were wondering the timeline or specific info, I couldn't sleep so I tried to understand wtf the city is even doing.
Turns out:
- Nothing
- They think they're doing a great job
- They're looking forward to raising everyone's taxes this fall.
/end thread
Turns out:
- Nothing
- They think they're doing a great job
- They're looking forward to raising everyone's taxes this fall.
/end thread
Oh wait I'm sorry there's more stupid shit:
They won't add more physical safety officers. But because the murderer didn't have a valid train ticket at the time of the violent stabbing, they're going to concentrate efforts on ticket fare enforcement.
wbtv.com/2025/09/03/cat…
They won't add more physical safety officers. But because the murderer didn't have a valid train ticket at the time of the violent stabbing, they're going to concentrate efforts on ticket fare enforcement.
wbtv.com/2025/09/03/cat…
Do not move to Charlotte.
If you do live there, move. Move your family, move your children. The level of retarded/evil at all levels of the city government is unfathomable.
If you do live there, move. Move your family, move your children. The level of retarded/evil at all levels of the city government is unfathomable.
Oh my god. They had a city council meeting, talking about their upcoming tax windfall, had cake and THEN addressed the local's safety concerns.
https://x.com/JoeBrunoWSOC9/status/1962998709538746555
Oh my God.
@JackPosobiec @AuronMacintyre @HarmlessYardDog @redsteeze
@JackPosobiec @AuronMacintyre @HarmlessYardDog @redsteeze I don't summon people often, but this is just...
Wow.
Wow.
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