The group called Officer Daniel Auderer’s comments “horrifying” and said it raises questions about his ability to interact with the community.
after she was struck by another officer’s cruiser in a crosswalk.
The commission also requested that Chief Adrian Diaz “engage in a workgroup” consisting of the commission, the Office of Police Accountability and others “to address repeated concerns with the culture of policing and police practices” within the department. The independent 15-member commission, which was established under a federal consent decree, is charged with providing “community-based oversight” of the Seattle Police Department within the police accountability system.The group called Officer Daniel Auderer’s comments “horrifying” in a letter to Diaz and said it raises questions about his ability to interact with the community.
Auderer is under investigation by the Office of Police Accountability, which investigates allegations of police misconduct and makes disciplinary recommendations to the police chief. On Aug. 2, the agency received a complaint from an employee with the Seattle Police Department.
The police department released the video on Sept. 11, prompting several protests. Auderer, the vice president of the Seattle Police Officers Guild, inadvertently left his camera on when he described Kandula as “a regular person,” suggested the department “write a check” and laughed on a call with guild president Mike Solan.“Eleven thousand dollars. She was 26 anyway,” Auderer said, incorrectly stating Kandula’s age. “She had limited value.
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