DEVINE OP-ED: Dems’ Callous Rebuke of an Iryna Zarutska Mural Exposes Their Own Twisted, Backwards ‘Values’

Source: Hannity.com

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Source: Miranda Devine

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Source: David Morales

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Source: Brett Smiley

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Claims Rhode Island state Rep. David Morales called ICE a “rogue agency” that is “murdering” people and must be “abolished”.

Presents unverified inflammatory quotes as fact, portraying Democrats as extreme on immigration enforcement without evidence.

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Claims Charlotte Democrat mayor Vi Lyles said “we can’t arrest our way out” of crime in lieu of an apology after Iryna’s murder.

Attributes a specific dismissive quote to downplay crime response, but no evidence it was said post-murder or about this case.

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Claims tech CEO Eoghan McCabe funded Iryna murals alongside Elon Musk.

Elevates the murals as a "compassionate" bipartisan or broad effort without verification.

Framing

Frames mural removal as "on the say-so of the city’s lefty mayor" and "political sadists who do not want Americans to remember"; attributes full list of "twisted values" to Smiley and Morales.

Exaggerates mayor's role (actual removal by private bar owners after backlash; mayor called "divisive") and strawmans Dems' views into extreme pro-crime stance without evidence they hold those views.

Emotional Manipulation

Uses snarl words like "political sadists," "callous Democrat stablemate," "idiot Charlotte Democrat mayor," "revolutionary left that has colonized their party," "demonic expression of hatred."

Overheats rhetoric to vilify opponents, turning policy disagreement into moral depravity.

Factual Error

Implies excuse for murder due to "she is white and her killer is black"; lists "protect illegal migrant killers" among values, despite killer being US citizen.

Inserts racial motivation without evidence; misleads by linking sanctuary policies to this non-migrant killer.

Missing Context

The Providence mural was painted on private property (The Dark Lady gay bar) and removed by the bar owners' decision after public backlash, not directly ordered by Mayor Smiley.

Clarifies agency; undermines claim of authoritarian "erasure" by Dem mayor.

Missing Context

Killer Decarlos Dejuan Brown Jr. is a US citizen with schizophrenia diagnosis and 14 prior arrests, released on promise to appear.

Provides full context on killer (citizen, mental health), countering implication of migrant/criminal leniency specific to Dem policies.

Source Credibility

Published on Hannity.com, reprinting NY Post op-ed by Miranda Devine, known conservative columnist critical of Democrats.

Opinion piece on partisan site; readers expect advocacy, but unverified claims amplify without balance.

Missing Context

Mural was on private property owned by The Dark Lady bar; owners chose removal after receiving complaints and threats, not direct mayoral order.

Shows decision was private, not government "erasure" by "political sadists".

Cherry-Picking

Contrasts Iryna murals (vandalized, opposed) with George Floyd murals (revered), Ashli Babbitt shooting (no consequences) vs. Chauvin (jailed), ignoring context like Floyd's death in custody sparking riots vs. Zarutska random attack.

Creates false equivalence of "victim hierarchy" to imply Dem hypocrisy on crime/victims, without noting differences in circumstances.