Grand Jury Refuses To Indict Cops Who Killed Man With Down Syndrome

[Ares]

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A grand just just announced on Friday that they will not indict a Maryland police officer who killed an unarmed man who had Down Syndrome.

“They felt no further investigation was necessary,” Frederick County State’s Attorney J. Charles Smith, said about the death of Robert Ethan Saylor, 26.

Smith explained at a news conference just outside of the county courthouse, that “no crime had been committed.”

As with all grand juries, the proceedings were held in secrecy. Three deputies involved in the death were Lt. Scott Jewell, Sgt. Rich Rochford and Deputy First Class James Harris.

Saylor’s parents said they were “extremely disappointed and saddened and concerned.”

“This is a really hard day for them,” their attorney Sharon Krevor-Weisbaum said.

“They’re going to have to digest this unsettling news and determine their next step.”

The killing happened when cops arrived to force Saylor to leave a movie theater after he wanted to see “Zero Dark Thirty” a second time.

Police justified their killing by explaining that Saylor verbally and physically resisted their attempts to remove him from the theater.

Because of his large size, the officers say they had to use three sets of handcuffs on him and placed him on his stomach for “one to two minutes”. When he showed signs of distress, officers said they administered CPR and other First Aid. But back in February, the Chief Medical Examiner’s Office in Baltimore said that Saylor’s death was a homicide resulting from asphyxia.

Just as in the case of Eric Garner, the police have said that being obese “contributed” to Saylor’s death, making him “more susceptible to breathing problems.”

They also added that having Down Syndrome made him more susceptible to death, but they did not explain how. Once again, police and prosecutors have proven that when there is no weapon, they will grasp at any explanation to explain why it is the victim’s fault that they died from police brutality.

http://alternativemediasyndicate.com/2014/12/08/grand-jury-robert-ethan-saylor-no-cop-indictment/

[BrewTech]

What's ironic is that the dude just couldn't get enough of the government's bullshit "war on terror" propaganda, and wanted to soak up a little more. The cops, who one may safely presume were in the military themselves at some point, killed him because of it.

Hey asshole cops, here's how you should have played it...

"Hey kid, tell you what. Since you love this movie so much, and it is in our best interest to breed a society full of lie-believing, military-worshipping meatheads, my cop buddies and I are going to pay for your ticket to see this movie again, on the condition you call it good after that and take off. We'll even throw in popcorn and a coke, but we don't want to have to come back here... deal? OK! Hoo-rah!"

Media gets wind of the good-hearted cops helping a kid with Down Syndrome become a become a better American through media, the cops get good PR, the kid is happy, and the theater makes money.

But no... just can't happen that way.

[Glass]

Do you think the people are going to turn on the police because of these events? It doesn't quite fit the other events but I wonder if thats the next phase. One group of people against the police. What will happen when the police are not there anymore? one group of people against the other group of people.

[Hatha Sunahara]

I just wonder about what's going on with grand juries. How easy are they to manipulate? Have they become an establishment tool? What kind of dumbed down automatons serve on these grand juries? Must be a violation of the political correctness rules to indict killer cops. Who's telling the people on these juries what and how to think? It's really hard for me to wrap my mind around a group of people who can be made to legitimize murder because it is done by 'authority'.


Hatha

[SWRichmond]

Thoughtful people are, in spite of a desire to believe otherwise, forced to the conclusion that the entire "justice" system is tilted towards achieving the government's "control at all (civilian) costs" agenda.

[Twisted Titan]

I just wonder about what's going on with grand juries. How easy are they to manipulate? Have they become an establishment tool? What kind of dumbed down automatons serve on these grand juries? Must be a violation of the political correctness rules to indict killer cops. Who's telling the people on these juries what and how to think? It's really hard for me to wrap my mind around a group of people who can be made to legitimize murder because it is done by 'authority'.


Hatha

The juries are bought and paid for or they are intimidated or if the jury does come to the right conclusion they judge will just toss it just the same.

Like my momma said.

You dont go to court to get Justice.
Only God can give Justice.
You go to court to get BUSINESS
And the party with the bigger business interest
Usally gets the justice.
Got it?

[crimethink]

Saylor’s parents said they were “extremely disappointed and saddened and concerned.”

“This is a really hard day for them,” their attorney Sharon Krevor-Weisbaum said.

“They’re going to have to digest this unsettling news and determine their next step.”

The killing happened when cops arrived to force Saylor to leave a movie theater after he wanted to see “Zero Dark Thirty” a second time.

I'm not unsympathetic to their plight, but, parents, it's rather ironic you'd let your kid fill himself full of war propaganda, and then, he becomes the star in a war scenario himself because of it. Of course, he was the "insurgent."

[crimethink]

Do you think the people are going to turn on the police because of these events? It doesn't quite fit the other events but I wonder if thats the next phase. One group of people against the police. What will happen when the police are not there anymore? one group of people against the other group of people.

That's been my point in arguing against anarchy and "voluntaryism" all along. When the police (government) goes away, it immediately gets replaced by another gang or group.

[crimethink]

I just wonder about what's going on with grand juries. How easy are they to manipulate? Have they become an establishment tool? What kind of dumbed down automatons serve on these grand juries? Must be a violation of the political correctness rules to indict killer cops. Who's telling the people on these juries what and how to think? It's really hard for me to wrap my mind around a group of people who can be made to legitimize murder because it is done by 'authority'.


Hatha

Unlike trial juries, Grand Juries are appointed from volunteers. Those with money and wrong attitude end up sitting. They have a vested interest in "the System."

[Hatha Sunahara]

I just ran into a little enlightenment on this subject:

http://investmentwatchblog.com/if-youre-the-target-of-a-us-grand-jury-theres-a-99-993-chance-of-indictment-unless-youre-a-cop-then-its-1-23/

You're right Crimrthink, Smart, reasonable, unbiased people don't volunteer fot Grand Juries. The whole goal of the court system in the USA is to preserve the status quo. Cops kil people to achieve that goal, and grand juries, prosecutors and judges validate such murders as necessary for maintaining the status quo. Nothing will change until this changes. Just another arrow here pointing us to revolution.


Hatha

[Ares]

I just ran into a little enlightenment on this subject:

http://investmentwatchblog.com/if-youre-the-target-of-a-us-grand-jury-theres-a-99-993-chance-of-indictment-unless-youre-a-cop-then-its-1-23/

You're right Crimrthink, Smart, reasonable, unbiased people don't volunteer fot Grand Juries. The whole goal of the court system in the USA is to preserve the status quo. Cops kil people to achieve that goal, and grand juries, prosecutors and judges validate such murders as necessary for maintaining the status quo. Nothing will change until this changes. Just another arrow here pointing us to revolution.


Hatha

When I brought up that Grand Juries are manipulated I was told "I don't know how grand juries work."

All grand juries do is determine if there is a case. That's it. Clearly they were wrong in this incident as there is definitely a case here. But like you said, they have an agenda to maintain the status quo and it won't change.