RALEIGH, N.C. – North Carolina’s Democratic governor signed into law on Friday a criminal justice measure that the state’s Republican-controlled legislature approved in response to the stabbing death of a Ukrainian refugee on a Charlotte commuter train.

Gov. Josh Stein said he signed the bill because “it alerts the judiciary to take a special look at people who may pose unusual risks of violence before determining their bail. That’s a good thing.”

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But he had harsh criticisms for other portions of the measure and said lawmakers had failed to approve his public-safety proposals, which also included increased pay for law enforcement.

“I’m troubled by its lack of ambition or vision,” he said during a short video. “It simply does not do enough to keep you safe.”

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