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.
Posted on: Mon, 08 Dec 2014 15:57:48 +0000
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