Springfield principal files police brutality lawsuit
`A school principal who says he was beaten by at least four city police officers while having a diabetic attack is suing the officers, accusing them of dragging him through his car window and calling him a drug user before getting him medical help. [..]
The lawsuit says Greer pulled his BMW into a convenience store parking lot on Nov. 4 when he started feeling disoriented, a symptom of the onset of a diabetic attack. A store clerk called the police after noticing Greer’s car had been parked for awhile.
When the police arrived, they broke the car windows and pulled Greer out through the shattered passenger’s side window, even though his car doors were unlocked [..]
“The officers have denied they used excessive force and maintain that they gave appropriate medical assistance to Mr. Greer,” said [the policemen’s lawyer].’
