She was forced to use a garbage can to relieve herself. I can't get my baby back. I just want the truth known. Eric's grandmother Lillie on filing the twenty-count lawsuit over Eric's death. He was distraught.
People are distraught every day in minor incidents across the city.
The lawsuit against the Village of Forest View, et al, has twenty counts - including civil rights violations and violations of the American with Disabilities Act. Among the lawsuit's demands is that neither Lawruck or Bernal can hold a job with the Forest View village or Police Department where they would carry any kind of weapon. The filing of the lawsuit will also enable the family's lawyers to get access to additional information around Eric's death. This information includes the witnesses who were cited in the task force report as bolstering the police version of events and a medical report alleging a minuscule amount of PCP in Eric's urine. Until now, the authorities have denied the lawyers access to this information, making it impossible for them to even verify if this information is at all accurate.