[Boston-editorial] new feature: Springfield communities respond to police commission decision in Greer police brutality case

[Matthew Williams]

Springfield communities respond to police commission decision in Greer 
police brutality case
by Bryan G. Pfeifer, bgp (nospam) iacboston.org

Once again Springfield cops have been let off after brutally beating a 
Black man. But, as this outrage resonates in the community and more 
police terror is brought to light, a multi-faceted campaign led by 
oppressed communities and their allies are fighting back. The 
Springfield Police Commission voted 3-2 on Jan. 31 to let off four 
white cops accused of beating and choking Mr. Douglas Greer, a 
principal at a local charter school Nov. 4. According to Greer, 
principal of Robert M. Hughes Academy Charter School, he was viciously 
beaten by the cops Nov. 4. Greer, who has diabetes, drove his car into 
a South End gas station after feeling ill. A worker at the gas station 
called police after he failed to rouse Greer, who had lapsed into the 
early stages of a diabetic seizure.

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25 Feb 2005 | Filed under: News / Human Rights : Organizing : Race