Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles argues that Americans need to have more "compassion" for the homeless after homeless man, Decarlos Brown Jr., stabbed a woman in the throat.

Lyles appeared to come out against arresting homeless maniacs, arguing that "we will never arrest our way out" of these issues.

"We will never arrest our way out of issues such as homelessness and mental health..." Lyles said in her initial response after the brutal k*lling of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska.

"I want to be clear that I am not villainizing those who struggle with their mental health or those who are unhoused."

"Mental health disease is just that — a disease like any other that needs to be treated with the same compassion, diligence and commitment as cancer or heart disease..."

"Also, those who are unhoused are more frequently the victims of crimes and not the perpetrators. Too many people who are on the street need a safe place to sleep and wrap-around services to lift them up."

"We, as a community, must do better for those members of our community who need help and have no place to go."