INGERSOLL: You Can Take Her Murals Down, But Iryna Zarutska’s Eyes Will Forever Glare At Your Incompetence |
INGERSOLL: You Can Take Her Murals Down, But Iryna Zarutska’s Eyes Will Forever Glare At Your Incompetence
WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 09: White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks about the killing of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska by suspect Decarlos Brown (R) during a daily press briefing in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on September 9, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
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IRYNA ZARUTSKA FOREVER GLARING AT ‘INCOMPETENCE’
Decarlos Brown is unlikely to see the inside of a state court despite murdering Iryna Zarutska on camera in front of witnesses and then saying “got that white girl.”
Lillian Ludwig was out for an early afternoon walk in Nashville when a stray bullet struck her in the head and killed her instantly. She likely had no idea what hit her, it was just lights out. Her killer, Shaquile Taylor, 29, fired a gun at a passing car and missed.
Two years ago, Noemi Guzman dumped accelerant on her father and tried to set him ablaze. Later, she broke into a church and threatened a priest with a knife. Recently, in a nightmare scenario, she abducted a toddler in a grocery store and stabbed him.
Police, thank the good Lord, shot and killed her before she could inflict any fatal damage. The images from the police bodycam are wild.
These cases all have a key similarity.
They have enjoyed a judgement of “incompetence” by a licensed psychologist. In the case of Zarutska, Brown was declared “incompetent” after the murder. He had previously been convicted of 14 other crimes and released into the public. Suddenly, after committing his 15th and worst violent crime, he was declared not mentally capable of standing trial.
Guzman was declared........