Daniel Auderer was fired after he was heard on body camera video saying the life of a woman who was fatally struck by a patrol car was of "limited value."
It’s an awful gallows humor joke and certainly a fireable offence in just about every workplace no matter the context. It’s certainly not worth $20 mil.
I’m not sure he was joking, though. That attitude is definitely not limited to him - there’s a pretty pervasive sentiment among cops and bootlickers that some people are worth more than others. Denver just announced they fired 3 cops for saying they were going to use migrant shelters as target practice. Yeah they were “joking” just like Auderer was “joking”, but it’s pretty clear that the underlying feeling isn’t really a joke to them.
It’s an awful gallows humor joke and certainly a fireable offence in just about every workplace no matter the context. It’s certainly not worth $20 mil.
I would agree if it wasn’t coming from a cop, the only person legally empowered to murder you and get away with it.
It’s different coming from someone who has the authority to act on that “your life is of low value” statement.
Exactly, fucking pigs should be held to higher standards.
I’m not sure he was joking, though. That attitude is definitely not limited to him - there’s a pretty pervasive sentiment among cops and bootlickers that some people are worth more than others. Denver just announced they fired 3 cops for saying they were going to use migrant shelters as target practice. Yeah they were “joking” just like Auderer was “joking”, but it’s pretty clear that the underlying feeling isn’t really a joke to them.
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The venn diagram is a circle.
and in my town, the family tree is a wreath!
It’s not gallows humour when you’re not the one on the gallows, and certainly not when you’re the fucking executioner, jfc.
It’s not gallows humour if you’re the executioner.