Baton Rouge 地区检察官选举：民权律师 Ryan Thompson 挑战连任 18 年的现任检察官 Hillar Moore III
路易斯安那州 East Baton Rouge 教区的地区检察官选举将于 11 月 3 日投票。Baton Rouge 公设辩护人、民权律师 Ryan Thompson 正在竞选该职，成为现任地区检察官 Hillar Moore III 自 18 年前当选以来迎来的首位挑战者。WRKF 的 Report for America 记者 Alex Cox 于 10 月 21 日刊出对 Thompson 的专访。Thompson 从公设辩护人办公室调查员做起，通过律师资格考试后成为公设辩护律师，处理过数千起案件，并曾参与多起知名民权案件的律师团队，包括围绕 BRAVE 洞穴的诉讼，该处仓库被指存在带有脱衣搜查和暴力行为的激进审讯。在被问及正义意味着什么时，他回答：正义是社区里的长者受到保护，是可以放心地把孩子送到商场、他们能平安回家，是不用担心自己在这个社区是否安全；也是平等的正义，所有社区受到同等对待，不论种族、肤色、信仰或毕业于哪所大学。面对为何选民应选择新人而非拥有 18 年经验、人脉深厚的现任者的提问，Thompson 批评 Moore 任内社区的安全状况与不平等的司法，强调自己带来的是新思路和社区参与。Cox 此前也已专访现任检察官 Moore。路易斯安那州 11 月 3 日大选还将选举联邦参议员并表决 10 项州宪法修正案，提前投票已于 10 月 20 日开始、27 日结束（25 日星期日除外）。
Baton Rouge District Attorney Election: Civil Rights Attorney Ryan Thompson Challenges Incumbent Hillar Moore III, in Office for 18 Years
Voters in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, will elect their district attorney on November 3. Ryan Thompson, a Baton Rouge public defender and civil rights attorney, is running for the office as the first challenger to incumbent District Attorney Hillar Moore III since Moore was elected 18 years ago. WRKF Report for America corps member Alex Cox published an interview with Thompson on October 21. Thompson started as an investigator in the public defender's office, then became a public defender after passing the bar, handled thousands of cases, and has been part of legal teams on well-known civil rights cases, including suits surrounding the BRAVE cave, a warehouse where Baton Rouge conducted aggressive interrogations alleged to often include strip searches and brutality. Asked what justice means to him, Thompson said justice is elders being protected in the community, being able to drop your children off at the mall and have them return safely, and not having to worry about whether you are safe in the community; it is also equal justice, with all communities treated the same irrespective of race, color, creed, or what college you went to. Asked why voters should choose someone new over an incumbent with 18 years of experience and deep connections, Thompson criticized the community's safety and unequal justice under Moore and emphasized the new ideas and community engagement he would bring. Cox has also interviewed incumbent Moore. Louisiana's November 3 election also includes a U.S. Senate race and 10 proposed state constitutional amendments; early voting began October 20 and runs through October 27, excluding Sunday, October 25.
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