In a conversation with Mike Solan, the head of the Seattle Police Officers’ Guild, Seattle Police Department officer and SPOG vice president Daniel Auderer minimized the killing of 23-year-old student Jaahnavi Kandula by police officer Kevin Dave and joked that she had “limited value” as a “regular person” who was only 26 years old.

In fact, as we reported exclusively, Dave was driving 74 miles an hour in a 25 mile per hour zone and struck Kandula while she was attempting to cross the street in a marked and well-lighted crosswalk.

  • TrismegistusMx@lemmy.world
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    I do blame them for that, and for enforcing a system that worsens their own mental illness. I’m not sure where you got the idea that I’m defending horrific actions.

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      You have been saying this whole time that it is societies fault that people rape, murder, steal, etc. Now you’re saying it’s their own responsibility and they are also enforcing the system who’s laws they are are breaking?? Do you even read what you’re typing?

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        The only thing questionable is your reading comprehension. Our society exacerbates these problems by addressing everything at the symptom level of punishing individuals, which allows root causes to be ignored. Extreme wealth and extreme poverty are both root causes, but the only people to blame are those with the power to make changes. In other words the rich and powerful. They keep us in poverty and ignorance so they can stay in wealth and ignorance. They’re still responsible.

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          Everyone is responsible for their own actions. Having a shitty life doesn’t excuse victimizing others.

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            Where did I try and excuse it? It happens, and certain circumstances make it worse. You can cry about who should or shouldn’t do what or you can make the fucking changes.

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              Not sure what you think I have the power to change buddy. All most of us can do is be the best we can on an individual level which means not victimizing each other as a start. If someone can’t even manage that I don’t have a lot of sympathy for them.