I live in NYC and Christina Yuna Lee's death on Sunday morning has left me in complete shock. I have an older sister that is the same age and lives in that area as well. We are also Korean just like Lee for that matter.

Lee's death, along with Michelle Go, is a spectacular failure by NYC in so many ways. We are living in this city pretending like Penn station isn't literally a homeless camp now with addicts shooting up heroin openly in the streets. These are people that are refusing treatment or help and destroying this city and the subway.

Christina Yuna Lee's murderer had multiple charges on him, including assault charges. He should never have ever been on the street. We need to stop valuing the life of criminals above normal citizens. And we need to actually enforce Kendra's Law and build mental institutions outside of the city.