罗德岛州的LGBTQ酒吧撤走了纪念刺伤受害者的壁画, 因为该市认为这件作品会引起分歧. Rhode Island removed mural honoring stabbing victim from LGBTQ bar after city deemed artwork divisive.

2026年4月,在罗德岛的普罗维登斯市一个LGBTQ+酒吧里被移除了一幅纪念北卡罗来纳州随机刺伤受害者Iryna Zarutska的壁画.此前该城市官员称这件艺术品"分裂性". In April 2026, a mural honoring Iryna Zarutska, a victim of a random stabbing in North Carolina, was removed from a Providence, Rhode Island, LGBTQ+ bar after city officials labeled the artwork "divisive." 法律专家和批评人士则谴责此举是审查, 也压制言论自由. Mayor Brett Smiley and other leaders criticized the memorial for not reflecting community values, while legal experts and critics condemned the move as censorship and a suppression of free speech.