It’s been 128 days since the senseless death of Robert Ethan Saylor, at the hands of off-duty Frederick County MD Sheriff’s police. The coroner ruled Ethan’s death a homicide, yet charges still have not been filed against the men responsible for Ethan’s death. Ethan was an adult with Down Syndrome who wanted to stay to watch another run of a movie, but could not understand that he had to buy an additional ticket. A situation that could have been handled with a cool head and patience, ended up with one man dead and a community in mourning.
Help us get #JusticeForEthan — After all, if we don’t do it, who will?
But, but, but… What can I do? I’m only one person!?!
There’s so much you can do!
- Get informed. Read the many blog posts online about Ethan Saylor’s encounter with police on that fateful day, January 12th, 2013.
- Sign the Petition calling for an independent investigation into Ethan’s death, which was ruled a homicide by the coroner.
- Call, email, fax, tweet and Facebook message the politicians listed here and demand an independent investigation into the death of Robert Ethan Saylor.
- Call, email, fax, tweet and Facebook message the disability and civil rights related organizations listed here and demand an independent investigation into the death of Robert Ethan Saylor.
- Join our Thursday Twitter Campaign where we tweet any and all involved politicians, news outlets, and disability organizations with the hashtag #justiceforethan . New to Twitter? No problem. See Step 6 of this blog for sample tweets you can send! Additional Twitter handles and contact information for disability related organizations can be found here.
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