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#17: Erica C. Barnett On Seattle PD, Jaahnavi Kandula Death

September 27, 2023 Stephen Robinson Episode 17
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#17: Erica C. Barnett On Seattle PD, Jaahnavi Kandula Death
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The Play Typer Guy
#17: Erica C. Barnett On Seattle PD, Jaahnavi Kandula Death
Sep 27, 2023 Episode 17
Stephen Robinson

This week I have with me Erica C. Barnett, an award-winning journalist and author from Seattle who has spent a great amount of time covering the story from January of Kevin Dave, a Seattle police officer who struck and killed 23 year old grad student Jaahnavi Kandula in a marked crosswalk going 74 mph in a 25 mph zone. Through records requests, the gruesome video has been released. And strangely, that isn’t the worst part of the story. Recently, another video has been released revealing other police officers laughing and joking about the death and the “limited value” this young person had. The audio clip is absolutely disgusting, so trigger warning before listening.


You will also hear:

  • Discrepancies in the original story told by police as opposed to what was actually captured on video, many of which blame the victim for not being in a crosswalk or staying on the curb
  • Why there is seemingly more outcry over the second video of the police joking about the death than the death itself
  • Patterns of behavior within police departments showing blatant disrespect for the public in general and mocking deaths and other serious crimes against people they are sworn to protect
  • Erica’s book, Quitter: A Memoir of Drinking, Relapse, and Recovery, which talks about her personal journey with alcoholism, relapse, and recovery, and also reports on the treatment industry as a whole
  • What it was like releasing a book during the pandemic
  • And more!


Guest Info: 

Erica C. Barnett is an award-winning journalist with more than 20 years’ experience covering local news and politics and the author of the memoir Quitter: A Memoir of Drinking, Relapse, and Recovery (Viking, 2020).

Her work has been published in local and national publications, including Seattle magazine, Huffington Post, Sightline, Grist, and many others, as well as at her own website, The C Is for Crank.

Erica started the website The C Is for Crank in 2015 and has run the site as a full-time, financially sustainable operation since 2016 with the help of hundreds of subscribers who support to her work covering the city of Seattle and holding public officials accountable through investigative reporting and analysis.


Links:  

Erica’s Website: https://ericacbarnett.com/



Connect with Stephen:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/SER1897
YouTube: https://youtube.com/@ThePlayTyperGuy
Email: ser1840@gmail.com


Join the Player Typer Guy Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/stephenrobinson

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This week I have with me Erica C. Barnett, an award-winning journalist and author from Seattle who has spent a great amount of time covering the story from January of Kevin Dave, a Seattle police officer who struck and killed 23 year old grad student Jaahnavi Kandula in a marked crosswalk going 74 mph in a 25 mph zone. Through records requests, the gruesome video has been released. And strangely, that isn’t the worst part of the story. Recently, another video has been released revealing other police officers laughing and joking about the death and the “limited value” this young person had. The audio clip is absolutely disgusting, so trigger warning before listening.


You will also hear:

  • Discrepancies in the original story told by police as opposed to what was actually captured on video, many of which blame the victim for not being in a crosswalk or staying on the curb
  • Why there is seemingly more outcry over the second video of the police joking about the death than the death itself
  • Patterns of behavior within police departments showing blatant disrespect for the public in general and mocking deaths and other serious crimes against people they are sworn to protect
  • Erica’s book, Quitter: A Memoir of Drinking, Relapse, and Recovery, which talks about her personal journey with alcoholism, relapse, and recovery, and also reports on the treatment industry as a whole
  • What it was like releasing a book during the pandemic
  • And more!


Guest Info: 

Erica C. Barnett is an award-winning journalist with more than 20 years’ experience covering local news and politics and the author of the memoir Quitter: A Memoir of Drinking, Relapse, and Recovery (Viking, 2020).

Her work has been published in local and national publications, including Seattle magazine, Huffington Post, Sightline, Grist, and many others, as well as at her own website, The C Is for Crank.

Erica started the website The C Is for Crank in 2015 and has run the site as a full-time, financially sustainable operation since 2016 with the help of hundreds of subscribers who support to her work covering the city of Seattle and holding public officials accountable through investigative reporting and analysis.


Links:  

Erica’s Website: https://ericacbarnett.com/



Connect with Stephen:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/SER1897
YouTube: https://youtube.com/@ThePlayTyperGuy
Email: ser1840@gmail.com


Join the Player Typer Guy Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/stephenrobinson