Victor Davis Hanson: Only in America Do We Blame Victims Like Iryna Zarutska

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🗓️ 22 September 2025

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Iryna Zarutska, a Ukrainian refugee, was not violently stabbed to death on a Charlotte light rail because she lacked “situational awareness.” We were told by many on the Left that we couldn’t blame the three to four bystanders who didn’t jump to her aid because it was only rational for them to worry about their own personal safety. As Americans, it is our duty to uphold the rule of law. Citizens and visitors to the U.S. should always expect a high degree of safety, argues Victor Davis Hanson on today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words.” We in America are unwilling to recognize the unconformable truth that "we have a crime problem in the United States in the African-American inner city. Not in rural African-American communities. Not in African-American women. Not necessarily in African-American men over 40 or 50. But from 15 to 40, that demographic comprises about 3% of the country, and they're committing about 50% of the violent crimes, as we saw with Iryna. And yet, we didn't talk about it.” 👉Don’t miss out on Victor’s latest videos by subscribing to The Daily Signal today. You’ll be notified every time a new piece of content drops: https://www.youtube.com/dailysignal?sub_confirmation=1 👉If you can’t get enough of Victor Davis Hanson from The Daily Signal, subscribe to his official YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@victordavishanson7273 👉He’s also the host of “The Victor Davis Hanson Show,” available wherever you prefer to watch or listen. Links to the show and exclusive content are available on his website: https://victorhanson.com The Daily Signal cannot continue to tell stories, like this one, without the support of our viewers: https://secured.dailysignal.com/ (00:00) Introduction and Overview of the Incident (01:31) Analyzing the Public Reaction and Blame (03:38) Addressing the Crime and Systemic Issues (06:54) Conclusion Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:28.6	I'd like to return, if I could, to the brutal murder of the Ukrainian immigrant, Ms.
0:34.6	Irena Zarutka, was killed on a light rail as we saw from the video
0:39.3	in Charlotte, North Carolina. I think the way to look at this, this was a horrible scab, this
0:44.2	incident. But once it was pulled off, we saw a putrid wound underneath. And all of our
0:49.5	pathologies that we really have to deal with were apparent and led to her death. What callousness in the country have we inculcated?
0:56.0	Now there's a big controversy over whether he said, I got the white girl, or got the white girl.
1:01.0	He said it twice on the video. I don't know if the video was doctored or not.
1:04.0	If it was not doctored, it hasn't been in the mainstream press.
1:08.0	Only in America will the commentary say, don't mention race, don't mention
1:11.5	homelessness, don't mention having people arrested, because there's another pathology that
1:16.6	people do not want to talk about the truth.
1:34.5	Hello, this is Victor Davis Hansen for the Daily Signal. I'd like to return, if I could,
1:42.3	to the brutal murder of the Ukrainian immigrant, Ms. Irena Zerutska, who was killed on a light rail, as we saw from the video in Charlotte, North Carolina.
1:47.1	And I think the way to look at this, this was a horrible scab, this incident.
1:51.3	But once it was pulled off, we saw a putrid wound underneath.
1:55.6	And all of our pathologies that we really have to deal with were apparent and led to her death.
2:02.7	The first thing, of course, is she was blamed. I could not believe it in some of the videos that she was not situationally aware
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