Anonymous ID: 5cf9f7 Jan. 29, 2020, 11:26 p.m. No.7962694   🗄️.is đź”—kun   >>2702 >>2925 >>2971

Security stepped onto the stage during the Los Angeles District Attorney’s candidate debate during outbursts from the audience on Wednesday evening

 

Protesters Interrupt LA District Attorney Debate Over Police Misconduct

 

LOS ANGELES (CN) – Screams and jeers interrupted Los Angeles District Attorney Jackie Lacey during a candidate debate Wednesday where she was asked to defend her track record as top prosecutor just five weeks away from the election.

 

As she sought to speak about her office’s record on the death penalty, a woman in the audience shouted, “Jackie Lacey must go.”

 

Some people, including those from the LA Black Lives Matter chapter, were ejected from the Aratani Theatre in downtown LA as they led chants during Lacey’s answers on the incarceration of people of color and how the office has dealt with racial disparity.

 

This was the first time Lacey publicly met with the candidates who want to eject her from the office she has held since 2012. The race for the L.A. DA’s office is closely being watched as one of the largest urban centers could see a progressive shift in criminal justice. Voters will head to the polls March 3.

 

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https://www.courthousenews.com/protesters-interrupt-la-district-attorney-debate-over-police-misconduct/