[ [link removed] ]Sign the petition to demand justice for Jaahnavi Kandula!

Dear fellow MoveOn member, 

This week, the Seattle Police Department released body camera footage
revealing the dehumanizing and disgusting response by SPD Detective Daniel
Auderer after another officer, Kevin Dave, hit and killed 23-year-old
Northeastern University student Jaahnavi Kandula in an SPD vehicle earlier
this year.^1

In the horrifying recording, Detective Auderer can be heard on the phone
with another officer laughing and joking about Jaahnavi, cruelly
describing her as just "a regular person" and dismissively stating that
the city should simply "write a check" for her death. "She was 26, anyway.
She had limited value," he is heard saying.^2

Jaahnavi was a daughter, granddaughter, sister, cousin, friend, classmate,
coworker, and loved one. Her life had infinite value. [ [link removed] ]Not only should
the officer who recklessly hit and killed her be held accountable, but
Detective Auderer—who disgraced his oath to serve and protect—needs to be
investigated and fired for his horrifying disregard for human life.

The Seattle Police Department has betrayed the trust of the community.
Help get justice for Jaahnavi by demanding Seattle and Washington elected
officials hold the Seattle Police Department, Officer Kevin Dave, and
Detective Daniel Auderer accountable. 

[3]Sign the petition

According to the American Civil Liberties Union of Washington, the
shameful comments by Detective Auderer are part of a pattern of violence
and harm caused by SPD and disproportionately experienced by Indigenous,
Black, and other people of color.^3 The awful racist, xenophobic, ageist,
and sexist undertones in Detective Auderer’s comments make it clear that
he felt like Jaahnavi’s life was of "limited value" because she was a
young, Indian woman. [ [link removed] ]The Seattle community cannot trust SPD to address
racialized and gendered violence when their officers are the same ones
systematically perpetrating it.

Just last year, Stop AAPI Hate released a report on the increase in
violence and discrimination against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.
White supremacy and patriarchy are inextricably connected, with the
organization reporting that anti-AAPI violence disproportionately targeted
AAPI women, nonbinary people, and other marginalized genders.^4 [ [link removed] ]No
matter the professional, social, and financial contributions by Indian
communities in the United States, Jaahnavi’s death is a devastating
reminder that we are unable to escape racism and inequality.

Jaahnavi’s life had inherent value. Her mother made sacrifices to send her
daughter to the United States in hopes she would have a better life,
trusting that she would be treated with dignity and respect. Instead, her
life was treated with complete disregard by the very individuals and
systems claiming they would protect her. 

[ [link removed] ]Add your name and then share with three friends to help spread the word
and demand that the SPD, Officer Dave, and Detective Auderer be held
accountable.

Thanks for all you do.

–Dr. Glory Janes

Sources: 

1. "Seattle officer recorded joking about woman's death, saying 'she had
limited value,'" NPR, September 14, 2023
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2. "Officer caught on bodycam laughing, joking over death of grad student
struck by another cop," ABC News, September 14, 2023
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3. "ACLU of Washington statement on SPD officer mocking death of Jaahnavi
Kandula," ACLU of Washington, September 14, 2023
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4. "New Report: Two Years of Hate Incident Data," Stop AAPI Hate, July 20,
2022
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