Source: AP News;
“Jurors ruled the city of Pasadena must pay $80,000 to a quadriplegic man who sued because police officers allegedly jerked him out of his wheelchair and hung him upside down to search him. Cornell Greathouse sued the city
and four police officers for assault, battery, false arrest, false imprisonment, excessive force, intentional infliction of emotional distress, invasion of privacy and negligence. A Superior Court jury decided Wednesday the officers weren’t culpable, but they ruled Pasadena must pay $78,939.12 for failing to train officers on how to deal with a quadriplegic. Officers responding a 2005 disturbance call encountered Greathouse and, according to the suit, they pulled him out of wheelchair and hung him over a 4-foot concrete wall in order to search him.” (10/18/07)
and four police officers for assault, battery, false arrest, false imprisonment, excessive force, intentional infliction of emotional distress, invasion of privacy and negligence. A Superior Court jury decided Wednesday the officers weren’t culpable, but they ruled Pasadena must pay $78,939.12 for failing to train officers on how to deal with a quadriplegic. Officers responding a 2005 disturbance call encountered Greathouse and, according to the suit, they pulled him out of wheelchair and hung him over a 4-foot concrete wall in order to search him.” (10/18/07)Okay Buckaroos, here is the question: How would you like to be the low level police trainer in the back room when the Chief walks in and says: "I want you to write a three hour lesson plan to be taught at the Police Academy. The topic of which is - "How to search a drunk, belligerent quadriplegic (who got that way when shot by a gangbanger in a nightclub) when arresting him - without giving him grounds to sue the City!" "Oh, and have it on my desk by tomorrow afternoon!"
Sounds like a good time to volunteer to go back out on street patrol to me!
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