this aught to be a national program/law and its way past time for it;

The murder of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska on a light rail train in Charlotte, North Carolina, in August 2025 drew national attention because of the random brutality caught on camera.  But beyond that, it brought into question the ongoing decline of America's prosecution and punishment policies, especially within Democrat controlled cities.

The trend within progressive enclaves is to reduce prosecutions in order to reduce crime stats.  Far-left district attorneys and judges also have a habit of cutting deals with repeat offenders in order to keep the prison system from being "overwhelmed."   Often, they use the excuse that suspects require mental health services rather than long prison sentences.

Violent assailants are set loose on the unsuspecting public over and over again. ..........more.........