Seattle Police Officer Captured on Bodycam Laughing and Saying Woman Struck by Another Cop "Had Limited Value"

[Turd Fergusen]

SEATTLE — New bodycam footage released by the Seattle Police Department (SPD) Monday afternoon detailed remarks an officer made about another officer whose cruiser killed a woman in a collision in January.

A Seattle police officer was traveling at 74 miles per hour just before his police cruiser struck and killed Jaahnavi Kandula, 23, in an intersection in January, according to a case investigation report.

The officer, who has not been charged with a crime, was responding to an emergency call and was in a 25 mph zone at the time of the collision. Kandula had the right of way and was struck by the cruiser at approximately 63 mph, according to the report.

In the body camera footage published on Monday, another officer who was not involved in the January collision was captured in the video saying, "but she is dead" and laughing while on the phone.

"She was 26 anyway," the officer said in the video. "She had limited value."

Police said a department employee identified the body cam video and notified leadership of their concerns. The Office of Police Accountability is investigating the footage.

"While any incident of public concern is under OPA, SPD or OIG review, no City employee should comment, either in their official or personal capacity, in a way that suggests that any factual, policy, or legal conclusions have been reached about the incident," SPD said in a post published on Monday afternoon. "Recognizing the public concern around this video, SPD is putting out this video in the interest of transparency, but consistent with City law, SPD reserves any comment on the substance pending the completion of OPA’s investigation.

"SPD has been in touch with the family of the victim pedestrian and continues to honor their expressed request for privacy. As others in the accountability system proceed with their work, we again extend our deepest sympathy for this tragic collision.”

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Seattle officer captured on bodycam saying woman struck by another cop 'had limited value'

The officer was traveling at 74 miles per hour in a 25 mph zone while responding to an emergency call when the cruiser struck the woman.

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[Lexxie360]

I saw this one on local news and it made me sick! I hope one day someone hits him with a car, laughs and says he "had limited value". Yet another scumbag supposedly protecting our streets, yay! And here I was thinking that pedestrians have the right of way. The family should sue the city.

 

[Jellyfish Brain]

Oh great, an incel. Fucker needs to be fired ASAP.

 

[Blunderbuss Firozabad]

"She was 26 anyway," the officer said in the video. "She had limited value."

Why would he say that? I don't understand. Because he thought she was 26?
I think that's very strange, but maybe I don't understand. Is he saying 26 is too old/young to be useful to him, or men, or the world?

@TurdFergusen, I hope you don't mind I posted their images. If you had a reason you thought they shouldn't be, lmk, and I'll take them down. You may have been making the point of giving us the same amount of information the officer had when he said that?


I looked at the Seattle Times

The officer self-reported

"Auderer, a drug-recognition officer assigned to determine whether Dave was under the influence, concluded his colleague was not impaired. After finishing his routine analysis, he called SPOG President Mike Solan, and the pair talked for two minutes.

Only Auderer’s side of the conversation is audible in the body-camera footage released Monday. In the conversation, he laughs about the deadly crash and dismisses any implication the officer might be at fault or that a criminal investigation was necessary.

He also laughed several times, saying at one point: “Yeah, just write a check.”

Eleven thousand dollars. She was 26 anyway,” Auderer said, misstating the victim’s age. “She had limited value.”"


"According to KTTH, Auderer reported Solan “lamented” the young woman’s death during their initial conversation, Auderer’s half of which is recorded on the body camera, and said it was unfortunate her death would “turn into lawyers arguing ‘the value of human life.’ ”

“I responded with something like: ‘She’s 26 years old. What value is there? Who cares?’ I intended the comment as a mockery of lawyers,” Auderer reported, according to KTTH. “I laughed at the ridiculousness of how these incidents are litigated and the ridiculousness of how I watched these incidents play out as two parties bargain over a tragedy.”

Auderer acknowledged, according to KTTH, that anyone listening to the body-camera recording “would rightfully believe I was being insensitive to the loss of human life.”"

Oh great, an incel. Fucker needs to be fired ASAP.

Despite the extra details I put above, I'm pretty sure what you've said is correct, about incel culture seeping into a lot of everyday views.

One step forward, 20 centuries back.

Investigation launched into tape of Seattle police guild leaders downplaying death of woman

A police watchdog agency is investigating union leaders over body-camera audio in which they joke about and downplay the death of 23-year-old Jaahnavi Kandula, who was fatally struck by a cruiser.

www.seattletimes.com

 

[Kitsune Faye]

First

Oh great, an incel. Fucker needs to be fired ASAP.

thing I said on the NY Post. Just read it. Dude’s an incel.

 

[Sejanus]

Saying she was a limited value I suspect refers to how large a check this pig thought that the city would have to cut. Like she was only worth $11,000 as opposed to $25,000 because she was so young or whatever. This is beyond reprehensible.

Technically he wasn't breaking the law or anything but by God he could sure stand being fired.
May his life be full of personal tragedy and suffering that overwhelms him.
Insensitive donkey dong.

 

[thuumpr]

Fire him... He has limited value!

 

[Leenoah]

First

thing I said on the NY Post. Just read it. Dude’s an incel.

If he's an incel, then he isn't a fucker, by definition.

 

[Blunderbuss Firozabad]

"The officer was responding to a "priority one" call at the request of the Seattle Fire Department, according to SPD. According to the report, the officer was responding to a report of a drug overdose."

There was a tread here a minute ago about Narcan, and the topic of ordinary citizens having it to help in cases of overdoses.

The sentiment was expressed
" Well I don't know any drug addicts and I don't care if one dies anyway".

This is a good example of what could be prevented if people would stop pretending their apathy does anything but absolutely nothing.

 

[Turd Fergusen]

Thanks for the loads of context @Blunderbuss Firozabad It doesn't help HIS CASE that much, but it better explains everything more than the original article I cited.

We always carry Narcan for ANYONE. It should also be noted that not everyone experiencing an opiate overdose is necessarily an addict. There can be accidental exposure, and in the case of one of my dear friends, he had no insurance and was trying to self-medicate an injury. If someone had been with him, even just to call 911, he'd still be with us.

 

[Blunderbuss Firozabad]

Thanks for the loads of context @Blunderbuss Firozabad It doesn't help HIS CASE that much, but it better explains everything more than the original article I cited.

We always carry Narcan for ANYONE. It should also be noted that not everyone experiencing an opiate overdose is necessarily an addict. There can be accidental exposure, and in the case of one of my dear friends, he had no insurance and was trying to self-medicate an injury. If someone had been with him, even just to call 911, he'd still be with us.

There's a concern that I have about having it. Chances I'll happen to run across someone in need aren't high, yet there have been overdoses in the large complex I live in.

How is anyone going to know that I have it?

Is there any kind of sticker on your window system that's in use anywhere?
I'm recalling the sticker that was on my bedroom window for firemen to see when I was little. Some way of communicating something important to a stranger, quickly.

Fentanyl is being put in everything these days.
These people have parents, family, children, that love them.
I wish someone had been able to help our dear @Myra Maines son, and spare her from her grief.

 

[Turd Fergusen]

@Blunderbuss Firozabad
Numerous businesses around my town have "We Carry Narcan" window stickers. You can get them for your car too. I just keep mine around in case I see something.

 

[Turd Fergusen]

Seattle officer reassigned amid investigation for insensitive remarks on fatal accident victim​

SEATTLE — A Seattle police officer and union leader under investigation for laughing and making callous remarks about the death of a woman from India who was struck by a police SUV has been taken off patrol duty, police said.

During a press conference on Wednesday afternoon, Seattle Police Department (SPD) Chief Adrian Diaz confirmed that SPD Det. Daniel Auderer has been "administratively assigned to a non operational position," meaning he is not currently patrolling the streets.

The reassignment information comes a week after one police watchdog group called for Auderer to be suspended without pay. It wasn't immediately clear when Auderer was taken off traffic duty and reassigned.

Seattle officer reassigned amid investigation for insensitive remarks

The reassignment information comes a week after one police watchdog group called for Auderer to be suspended without pay.

wchstv.com

 

[Turd Fergusen]

Seattle police officer who hit, killed grad student in crosswalk will not face charges​

SEATTLE (KOMO) — No charges will be filed against the Seattle police officer who struck and killed a 23-year-old woman in a South Lake Union crosswalk on Jan. 23, 2023.

The King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office (KCPAO) announced its decision Wednesday, saying it lacked "sufficient evidence under Washington state law to prove a criminal case beyond a reasonable doubt" against Seattle Police Department (SPD) officer Kevin Dave.


Dave was responding to a call and driving near the intersection of Dexter Avenue North and Thomas Street around 8 p.m. on a Monday when he hit Jaahnavi Kandula, a graduate student at Northeastern University's Seattle campus. Kandula came to the Pacific Northwest from Bengaluru, India, in 2021 and was set to graduate in December 2023.

“Ms. Kandula’s death is heartbreaking and impacted communities in King County and across the world," Leesa Manion of the KCPAO said via statement. "It is the responsibility of the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office to review all available evidence relating to the case involving Seattle Police Officer Kevin Dave and the January 2023 collision death of Jaahnavi Kandula. After staffing this case with senior deputy prosecuting attorneys and office leadership, I have determined that we lack sufficient evidence under Washington State law to prove a criminal case beyond a reasonable doubt."

Seattle police officer who hit, killed grad student in crosswalk will not face charges

No charges will be filed against the Seattle police officer who struck and killed a 23-year-old woman in a South Lake Union crosswalk on Jan. 23, 2023.

wchstv.com

 

[Turd Fergusen]

Seattle cop Daniel Auderer fired over ‘vile’ comments about grad student killed in police cruiser collision​

SEATTLE — A Seattle police officer has been fired for making callous remarks about the death of a graduate student from India after she was struck last year by another officer’s vehicle in a crosswalk.

Seattle interim police Chief Sue Rahr fired Officer Daniel Auderer on Wednesday for the comments he made in the hours after the January 2023 death of Jaahnavi Kandula, The Seattle Times reported.

Rahr wrote in a departmentwide email sent Wednesday that it was her duty to uphold the high standards necessary to maintain public trust, and said Auderer’s actions “have brought shame on the Seattle Police Department and our entire profession, making the job of every police officer more difficult.”

Seattle cop Daniel Auderer fired over ‘vile’ comments about grad student killed in police cruiser collision

Seattle interim police Chief Sue Rahr fired Officer Daniel Auderer on Wednesday for the comments he made in the hours after the January 2023 death of Jaahnavi Kandula, The Seattle Times reported.

nypost.com

 

[BuffettGirl]

Firing him 18 months after the fact feels petty to me. Why not fire him at the time and show some real moral fiber instead?

 

[Josh P]

He should have been fired last year.