SIMS: Silence on Violence – Why Women’s Groups Aren’t Speaking Out Against Repeat Offenders

The deadly cost of liberal policies and the deafening silence from feminist organizations after recent attacks on women.

Why Are We Releasing Career Criminals Who Go On To Murder Women?

In the past year, three young, white women—Bethany MaGee, Iryna Zarutska, and Logan Federico—were brutally attacked or murdered by men with extensive criminal records who had been repeatedly released from jail by liberal judges and the criminal justice system. The pattern is not just tragic; it is systemic. In each case, the killers were Black men with long histories of arrests and convictions, who were set free time and again, often under lenient bail or sentencing policies, only to commit horrific violence against vulnerable women.​

The Cases

Bethany MaGee: On November 17, 2025, MaGee was doused in gasoline and set on fire by Lawrence Reed, a 50-year-old man with 72 prior arrests and 15 convictions, including arson, aggravated battery, and drug trafficking. Reed had been released on electronic monitoring after a violent assault on a social worker, despite prosecutors’ objections. He celebrated his crime, taunting MaGee and the police after his arrest. Court records show Reed violated his curfew several times in the days leading up to the attack, but no action was taken.​

Iryna Zarutska: In August 2025, Zarutska was stabbed to death on a Charlotte light rail by Decarlos Brown Jr., a man with at least 14 prior arrests, including armed robbery and assault. Brown was released on unsecured bail after a prior arrest, despite a documented history of violence and mental illness.​

Logan Federico: Federico was shot in her sleep during a home invasion by Alexander Dickey, a 30-year-old man with 40 prior arrests, including multiple felonies for robbery, burglary, and drug offenses. Dickey had been released after serving a short sentence and continued to commit crimes, including theft and violence, before killing Federico.​

Democratic policy has almost claimed another life on public transit. The victim is still alive, but horribly deformed after Lawrence Reed set 26-year-old Bethany MaGee on fire on a Chicago train. Her attacker is, like Iryna Zarutska’s, a decorated alumnus of the criminal justice system—another hero of the bankrupt and broken Democrat Party.​

Bethany MaGee, Iryna Zarutska, and Logan Federico—were brutally attacked or murdered by men with extensive criminal records who had been repeatedly released from jail by judges and the criminal justice system. The pattern is not just tragic; it is systemic. In each case, the killers were Black men with long histories of arrests and convictions, who were set free time and time again and again and again, often under lenient bail or sentencing policies, only to commit horrific and tragic violence against vulnerable women.​

MaGee was riding a CTA Blue Line train on November 17 when Lawrence Reed, 50 — who has previously been arrested 72 times — suddenly doused her with gasoline and used a lighter to set her ablaze, authorities said. MaGee was, by all accounts, a lovely young (white) woman until Reed, a guy with “22 prior arrests since 2016 alone and 53 criminal cases in Cook County dating back to 1993 — nine of them felonies for which he pleaded guilty,” lit up her life. Reed had been released on electronic monitoring after a violent assault on a social worker, despite prosecutors’ objections. He celebrated his crime, taunting MaGee and the police after his arrest. Court records show Reed violated his curfew several times in the days leading up to the attack, but no action was taken.​

In August 2025, Zarutska was stabbed to death on a Charlotte light rail by Decarlos Brown Jr., a man with at least 14 prior arrests, including armed robbery and assault. Brown was released on unsecured bail after a prior arrest, despite a documented history of violence and mental illness. Federico was shot in her sleep during a home invasion by Alexander Dickey, a 30-year-old man with 40 prior arrests, including multiple felonies for robbery, burglary, and drug offenses. Dickey had been released after serving a short sentence and continued to commit crimes, including theft and violence, before killing Federico.​

The answer to why these men were released lies in liberal policies and judicial decisions that prioritize rehabilitation and “mental health” over public safety. Judges like Cook County’s Teresa Molina-Gonzalez and Mecklenburg County’s Teresa Stokes have repeatedly released repeat offenders, citing mental illness or the need for services rather than incarceration. In MaGee’s case, Judge Molina-Gonzalez described Reed’s criminal history as “ridiculous,” yet allowed him to walk free with minimal restrictions. In Zarutska’s case, Judge Stokes released Brown on unsecured bond, despite his violent past. These decisions are enabled by laws like Illinois’s SAFE-T Act, which abolished cash bail and gave judges broad discretion to release even violent offenders.​

While it is uncomfortable to focus on race, the pattern is undeniable: all three killers were Black men who, in each case, celebrated their crimes or taunted their victims after the fact. This is not a coincidence; it is a symptom of a broader crisis in which repeat offenders are emboldened by a system that fails to hold them accountable. The celebration of these crimes—whether through taunting, social media, or public statements—reveals a culture of impunity that must be confronted.​ Why is there not more outrage? Why does the mainstream media not have more coverage of these incidents? Obviously, it does not fit the mainstream media’s narrative. Black men killing innocent white women who have numerous prior convictions.. and who celebrate the murder of a “white girl” gee I wonder why ???

The solution is clear: we must strip judges of discretion in sentencing repeat offenders. Laws like “three-strikes” must be reinstated and enforced, with no exceptions for mental illness or rehabilitation. Judges who repeatedly release violent criminals must face professional consequences, including impeachment or removal from office. Until we address the root causes of this crisis—lenient policies, judicial discretion, and the prioritization of rehabilitation over public safety—we will continue to see young women murdered by men who should never have been free.

My own brush with violent crime began at age 16, working behind the counter at a rural Hardee’s fast food restaurant in Murrysville, Pennsylvania. One evening, a Black man entered the restaurant, approached the counter, and pulled a 9mm handgun straight at my face. He forced my coworkers and me to the floor, kicking us and pointing the gun directly at our heads, he demanded money, and shoved us into the walk-in freezer stating if we tried to get out “he would blow our brains out” before fleeing with the cash. I was the only one who could identify him, and thanks to my description, he was eventually caught and charged. That night, I learned the terror of being powerless in the face of violence. After this horrific incident. I was violently mugged three more times while living in Pittsburgh, PA, in my early twenties, each time by a Black man. Even though I was targeted, scared, and concerned. I never held it against Black people as a whole. I learned that the real problem is not race, but the failure of our criminal justice system to keep violent repeat offenders off the streets.​ I also understood the importance of how to “behave” in public so as not to appear vulnerable, weak, or a victim.

What is striking, however, is the silence of many women’s groups on these horrific murders. As a representative for women’s rights and an activist speaking on behalf of women for safety in our sports, spaces, locker rooms, and prisons, I’m very disappointed in the radical feminist groups for their lack of and unwillingness to speak out on these murders.

Organizations like WDI International, WOLF Liberation Front, and DIAG speak loudly about women’s rights in sports, prisons, and other spaces, but have remained largely silent about these cases of black-on-white violence. Why is that? Is it because these crimes do not fit their radical feminist narrative? Have any of these groups called out the left-leaning liberal policies that have protected the killers, or the judges who repeatedly release them? The answer is a resounding NO. These groups are quick to protest about women’s rights, but when it comes to the safety of women in the face of violent crime, especially when the perpetrators are Black men, their voices are conspicuously absent.​

These cases are not isolated incidents; they are the inevitable result of a criminal justice system that has lost its way. Until we restore accountability and prioritize public safety over rehabilitation and law and order, more young women will die at the hands of men who should never have been released. The time for reform is now. We need to call out AND ASK THESE SO CALLED WOMEN’S ORGANIZATIONS WHY THEY ARE SILENT ON THIS!!!???

References and info: For another great article on this subject, see Matt Walsh’s recent article here: Career Criminal Freed By Radical Pro-Crime Judge Sets Christian Woman On Fire On Subway

After a thorough search of official statements, press releases, and social media activity from WDI USA, WDI International, WOLF Liberation Front, and DIAG (Democrats for Informed Gender), there is no evidence that any of these organizations have issued a public statement, press release, or social media post specifically addressing the murders of Bethany MaGee, Iryna Zarutska, or Logan Federico in 2025.​

WDI USA and WDI International have published recent statements about women’s rights in sports and transgender issues, but neither mentions these cases or the broader issue of violent crime against women by repeat offenders with extensive criminal records.​

WOLF Liberation Front and DIAG have also not released any public statements or posts about these murders or the policies that allowed the perpetrators to remain free.​

The silence of these organizations on these specific cases is notable, especially given their active advocacy on other women’s rights issues. There is no indication that any of these groups have called out the left-leaning liberal policies that protected the killers or the judges who repeatedly released them.​

In summary, none of the organizations you mentioned have publicly spoken out about these murders or the policies that allowed the killers to remain free. Their silence on these cases is a significant omission, especially given their vocal advocacy on other women’s rights issues.

Don’t forget these women’s faces!