Officer Daniel Auderer’s comments have drawn outrage in Seattle, where some residents protested Thursday night to demand justice for Jaahnavi Kandula.
released this week that captures one of its leaders saying the life of a woman who was killed by another officer “had limited value.”
“The Seattle Police Officers’ Guild understands the attention and outrage surrounding the viral video which captures highly insensitive comments regarding the death of Jaahnavi Kandula by Officer Dan Auderer,” the guild said in a. “Without context, this audio is horrifying and has no place in a civil society. It sullens the profession of law enforcement, the reputation of all Seattle Police officers and paints Seattle in a terrible light.
“Mike Solan asked me as he was lamenting the loss of life something similar to: ‘What crazy argument can a lawyer make in something like this? What crazy thing can they come up with.’ I responded with something like: ‘She’s 26 years old, what value is there, who cares.
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