A Seattle police officer made the comments after graduate student Jaahnavi Kandula was struck by another officer’s vehicle in a crosswalk.
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.
Mayor Bruce Harrell, in a statement issued Wednesday afternoon, said he supported Rahr’s decision. He and the chief acknowledged it is likely to be appealed and lead to arbitration, and potentially affect the department’s efforts to end more than a decade of federal oversight of officer accountability.
Auderer argued that the conversation he had with union President Mike Solan after Kandula’s death was private and was never intended to be overheard. Rahr wrote that his intent to keep his comments private was not sufficiently mitigated considering the devastation of his actions.
Auderer examined Dave and determined he was unimpaired. Auderer then called Solan, the union president. The end of Auderer’s two-minute conversation wasAuderer is heard laughing after stating Kandula was dead, incorrectly saying she was “just 26,” and reasoning her young life had “limited value” and that the city should just write a check for $11,000.was swift, including condemnation from the government of India, Kandula’s home country.
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