Robert ‘Ethan’ Saylor: #JusticeForEthan
I’ve realized that I’ve written quite a bit about the #JusticeForEthan cause. Here are all of my posts together. Currently (as of September 8th, the governor of Maryland, Martin O’Malley, has agreed to institute mandatory training standards on disability in Maryland. He seems unwilling to open an independent investigation, choosing instead to lean on other investigations already finished or underway. Unfortunately, the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office investigation was woefully incomplete and biased, and the Department of Justice investigation looks at the Saylor case with the narrow parameters of civil rights violations.
You can contact Martin O’Malley to tell him that the Saylors need a state-level independent investigation (read my open letter to O’Malley here). The Saylor family not only deserves to know how their son died, but also an unbiased assessment of whether or not the three deputies are criminally culpable for Ethan Saylor’s death.
Contact Martin O’Malley:
Website: http://www.gov.state.md.us/
Call: (410) 974.3901
Twitter: @GovernorOMalley
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MDGov
Google+: https://plus.google.com/114972115613146215855/about
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For updates on the Saylor case: #JusticeForEthan on Facebook
Debra Alfarone is a reporter who has covered the story zealously.
Find her on Twitter: @DebraAlfarone
Gail Zahtz is an advocate who has also taken up the Saylor case.
Go here for up to date coverage of the case.
Find her on Twitter: @GailZahtz
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WHAT I HAVE WRITTEN (OLDEST TO NEWEST):
Robert Saylor’s death is not about lack of Down syndrome awareness.
Police Training, Robert Saylor, and Justice… Again.
Why I can’t let it go: #JusticeForEthan
Open Letter to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and Maryland Attorney General Doug Gansler
Right Versus Easy: #JusticeForEthan
Every Day: Shifting the Narrative
Our Collective Voice: #JusticeForEthan
An Open Letter to Martin O’Malley: #JusticeForEthan
Nightmare Come True: Police Training, Autism, and Down Syndrome
SOME OF WHAT OTHER BLOGGERS HAVE WRITTEN:
A Step Backwards For Down Syndrome Advocacy
Robert Ethan Saylor—A Death March
The Spin Cycle—How Robert ‘Ethan’ Saylor Killed Himself
He Deserved To Die: He Had The Temerity To Be Born With Down Syndrome
I Want To Write About Something Else
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