'She had limited value': Seattle cop busted mocking pedestrian killed by fellow officer
Bodycam footage released on Monday shows a Seattle, Washington cop "audibly laughing and joking on a phone call the day after an incident where a fellow officer had hit and killed a pedestrian with their patrol car," KIRO 7 reports.
"The officer on the call is identified as Seattle Police Officers’ Guild Vice President Daniel Auderer. In it, Auderer can be heard talking about the incident where 23-year-old exchange student Jaahnavi Kandula was hit by Officer Kevin Dave," the outlet explains.
KIRO 7 says that "shortly after saying 'she’s dead,' Auderer laughs and says 'it's a regular person,' referring to Kandula. He then says 'just write a check -- $11,000, she was 26 anyway, she had limited value.'"
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Per KIRO 7, "Auderer also mentions that Dave was 'going 50 [miles an hour],' stating how 'that's not out of control' for a trained driver. A report released in June revealed that Dave was actually traveling at 74 miles an hour in a 25-mile-an-hour zone while responding to a different call."
KIRO 7 recalls that "Auderer had responded to the scene on the night of Jan. 23 to conduct a drug recognition test on Dave. According to the timestamp on the bodycam video, Auderer's phone call about the incident took place the following evening."
Local residents expressed outrage to KIRO 7 about Auderer's conduct.
"I think these people need to be investigated. This kind of behavior is not expected from a public servant. Especially in that moment," Shub of Seattle said. Another person added, "Like laughing is one, but those comments….they were even worse than the laughter."
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KIRO 7's full scoop is available here.