Brickbat: Just a 'Regular Person'

Seattle's Community Police Commission has asked that Officer Daniel Auderer, the vice president of the Seattle Police Officers Guild, be placed on leave without pay while he is under investigation for remarks that appeared to make light of the death of a woman killed by another officer. Officer Kevin Dave reached speeds of up to 74 mph while responding to an overdose call, but he had "chirped" his siren instead of running it continuously. He struck graduate student Jaahnavi Kandula in a crosswalk in an area where the speed limit is 25 mph, applying his brakes less than a second before hitting her. Auderer was caught by his own bodycam in a phone conversation with union President Mike Solan in which Auderer laughed and called Kandula a "regular person" whose life had "limited value."  He said the city should just write a check for $11,000 to her family.

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[Jerryskids]

while he is under investigation for remarks that appeared to make light of the death of a woman

The key word there is 'appeared' - he appeared to make light of the death. I'm pretty sure the investigation will reveal under the totality of circumstances that he totally wasn't being flippant and dismissive.

[KiwiDude]

From the linked story
“ But the union noted that the bodycam footage captures only Auderer’s side of the conversation: “There is much more detail and nuance that has not been made public yet.””

You called it

[Libertariantranslator]

And I also believe Jesus walked on water, shook the maggots out of Lazarus and bid him walk the earth again, and certainly turned water into wine and stilled the global warmunism Sharknado for the loaves and fishes gimmefest.

[Nazi-Chipping Warlock]

I mean... what was she studying?

Maybe $11,000 would be overpaying.

[rbike]

Why are the people who hire these people not held accountable? Who are they Charles? Name them or you are complicit

[Adans smith]

Those damn 'civilians' are a dime a dozen anyway.

[Libertariantranslator]

"There's plenty more where those came from..." Roach Field Marshal in Fat Freddy's Cat.

[Fist of Etiquette]

...Auderer laughed and called Kandula a "regular person" whose life had "limited value."

Saying the loud part out loud.

[The Margrave of Azilia]

The main thing should be investigating the cop who killed someone.

"The Seattle Police Officers Guild is the largest police labor union in the Northwest. We represent over 1300 members which includes all of the officers and sergeants on the Seattle Police Department."

https://seattlepoliceofficers.com/

Anyone serving as an officer of a public-employee union, including a police union, should be fired for that. If they're allowed to unionize, then public-employeeunion officers will behave like public-employee union officers. Like the scorpion in the parable, it is their nature.

[Libertariantranslator]

"Smoke cigars, kick neegars in with bag-ohs"
"Get laid off for a week, maybe two-oh"
Git outta that car it ain't far to El Arroyo"
"With a badge and a gun gonna have big fun on the Bayou!" Uranium Savages song recorded live at Soap Creek Saloon and banned from their album "Trust Us!" --The song made fun of Houston Police murdering people and tossing the bodies into Buffalo Bayou. It's memory lives on in the heads of Soap Creek regulars.

[Wizard4169]

74 in a 25 zone? I find it difficult to believe Seattle cops are that concerned over an OD call. We did have a local officer pull something similar a few years ago. Doing 70 in a 35 when a car pulled out of a side street. He swerved and did a real number on poor Wendy Thomas. (As in, he slammed into a Wendy's restaurant leading to many, many drive-thru jokes.) At least he got fired, although I can't say for sure he didn't just move on to another agency.