Community advocate talks on controversial footage of Seattle cop laughing about fatal collision

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Published 2023-09-12
Seattle Police Department's African American Advisory Council Chair Victoria Beach speaks on the controversial bodycam footage of a Seattle police officer laughing about a collision where an officer fatally struck a pedestrian in January.
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All Comments (21)
  • @eternalbeing3339
    He does not sound like someone who wants to protect and serve the people. He sounds like a sociopath.
  • @dmjselvan
    She did not die. She was killed. What a cruel and inhumane attitude
  • @deveshrawat154
    As an Indian I am deeply concerned about Human Rights Violations in the USA 😡😡
  • @sheliafarmer
    This cop is a DANGEROUS MAN, more dangerous than the cop that hit her, my condolences go out to this beautiful woman family
  • @wandabailey9488
    Wow, no regards to this 26 yrs old losing her life. I hope the family sues and get $11,000,000 not the $11,000 that he suggested. Damn shame.
  • @vitast2000
    If you people think this officer is unique in his attitude you're absolutely wrong. Officer's become cynical in the process of doing their job, and develop an us against them attitude. Remember, there was someone else on the other end of that call hearing this Officer's comments, and said nothing.
  • This is the "true" reality of police. In 1991 my sister was killed standing in her front yard. A driver who was driving too fast lost control and ran my sister over killing her. The Florida State Trooper told the driver to forget about it (killing my sister) and told the driver to go back to work. The driver was "not" cited with even a traffic ticket. This is the real reality. This college student and her family deserved a hell of a lot better than a horrid jerk laughing at her death and her value. (Neither any of these interviewers cared anything about this student, a beautiful woman was killed and the interviewer wants to know if her death was a speed bump. And the interviewee says it hurt the police, really? What about the girl's family do you think they were hurt?)
  • That was an Indian girl . India should file a case in the International court of Justice to arrest that police bring him ( chain him up ) bring him to India and try that criminal disgusting sociopath officer in an Indian court . We need show American police what killing an Indian citizen or any citizen means . Arrogant people . Just disgusting
  • @EarlGray007
    Mind you this happened more than 6 months ago and you know the police did not want this picture into their subculture of the dehumanization of the very public they swore an oath to serve and protect to ever be heard by the public.
  • @ltrotter636
    Where is the chair of the Indian Advisory Council? African Americans are ALWAYS speaking out for others when these things happen, but where is the solidarity now? She should not be speaking alone; she should be speaking with a member of the Indian community. She's putting her energy, time, relationships, etc. on the line in this work, trying to do the right thing. Where's the support? What happened to that young woman was brutal.
  • @nirmalyar4478
    Jaanhavi's family should sue Seattle Police for a minimum of 500 million dollars or more.
  • @h2lo704
    "She had limited values" from the vice president of the Seattle Police Guild, a clear indication of the attitude and culture of police in America towards civilians.
  • @PRINCE-ft5mh
    As Indian i am deeply concerned about the human rights conditions and racism in USA
  • @morningflowerB
    Whoever was on that video needs fired and should never be a cop or have any job where people need to depend on him for their safety or health. Psychopath.. Seattle is lost.. l don't care what that woman says. You all have destroyed a once great city. Including Inslee, the mayor and city council. You've replaced good cops with monsters and people that have no loyalty to the People of Washington state and Seattle.
  • I don't understand how American cops value a soul? I keep learning such types of news frequently. Dear American cops, please understand that all are equal.
  • @David-dc3nk
    This is just cruel! I hope this man is forced to see a psychiatrist against his will, what is wrong with him?
  • @touchofgrey5372
    The relatives of this poor woman should sue the living piss out of that cop and the Seattle police department!
  • @Kat-n-Ollie
    This guy needs to be fired. Stop protecting this creep of a police officer. There needs to be consequences for his behavior.