Re: “SPD brass recommends officer’s firing or suspension over ‘appalling’ feedback” [Jan. 28, Local News]:
Phrases spoken in public are bullets. As soon as spoken, they can’t be retrieved. I am certain Officer Daniel Auderer would give virtually something to retrieve his. That 23-year-old Jaahnavi Kandula’s life was ended by being hit by a dashing SPD cruiser is stunning to at the present time. This tragedy was yet one more of the various wounds to the Seattle group inflicted by Seattle law enforcement officials.
These ill-chosen feedback, laced with laughter, by Auderer to Seattle Police Officer Guild President Mike Solan revealed the low opinion not less than the 2 officers have of many people who dwell within the Seattle group. That they’re inclined to snort at this tragedy can solely lead us to imagine that this callousness may be very a lot part of the SPD and guild tradition.
Mayor Bruce Harrell and the newly elected Seattle Metropolis Council ought to cease attempting to supply massive bonuses to recruit extra law enforcement officials. As a substitute, this metropolis’s political leaders and we residents should reevaluate find out how to present for public security. Simply hiring extra police shouldn’t be the reply.
Patrick J. Burns, Seattle