A conversation w/ Ryan Thompson
Oct 12, 2026 · 1 hr 1 min · 13 segments
Geaux Vote Louisiana: A conversation with Baton Rouge District Attorney Candidate Ryan Thompson
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Oct 12, 2026 · 1 hr 1 min · 13 segments
Geaux Vote Louisiana: A conversation with Baton Rouge District Attorney Candidate Ryan Thompson
Uh, and we know that there's a lot of discretion in that role, which you experienced kind of from the other side.
So let's talk in that kind of like arrest, pretrial phase and a little bit about like what the current administration does-
in that phase that you think you could do better, or I'm sure you know you could do better.
So the plan, the priority for the campaign and what we've talked about is actually being involved at the, at, at the, uh, academy phase.
And so working with these officers as they're coming in and being there and training them on exactly what's constitutional, what's not, what's proper procedure, uh, what's professionalism looks like, and working with them on-
... on, on what that looks like in terms of stops, uh, not create- not having pretextual stops, things like that.
Uh, also using the body-worn camera, uh, when we are going through the screening process to identify what we may see as problems-
And then, and for those who are actually committing crimes, making sure the investigation is actually done the right way so that we can have a conviction.
Uh, what that looks like is taking violent offenders off the street, but that also looks like for officers is accountability as well too.
Uh, and we know that there's a lot of discretion in that role, which you experienced kind of from the other side.
So let's talk in that kind of like arrest, pretrial phase and a little bit about like what the current administration does-
in that phase that you think you could do better, or I'm sure you know you could do better.
So the plan, the priority for the campaign and what we've talked about is actually being involved at the, at, at the, uh, academy phase.
And so working with these officers as they're coming in and being there and training them on exactly what's constitutional, what's not, what's proper procedure, uh, what's professionalism looks like, and working with them on-
... on, on what that looks like in terms of stops, uh, not create- not having pretextual stops, things like that.
Uh, also using the body-worn camera, uh, when we are going through the screening process to identify what we may see as problems-
And then, and for those who are actually committing crimes, making sure the investigation is actually done the right way so that we can have a conviction.
Uh, what that looks like is taking violent offenders off the street, but that also looks like for officers is accountability as well too.
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