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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsJUST SAW THIS ON THE NEWS: Randy Cox, a Black man, paralyzed after abrupt stop in police van
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Cox, who was handcuffed and not wearing a seat belt, flew headfirst toward the front of the vans holding area, smashing his head on the wall and falling to the floor, according to video footage from inside the vehicle published by multiple news outlets.
Help, the 36-year-old Black man groaned multiple times.
He remained in that position until he reached the detention center about eight minutes later, when officers dragged Cox out of the van, placed him in a wheelchair, ridiculed him about his posture and dragged him once more into a holding cell, according to body-camera footage. Cox was at the detention center for 10 to 15 minutes before paramedics arrived to take him to the hospital, New Haven Police Department officials told reporters a day after the June 19 incident.
Now, Cox is paralyzed from his chest down and breathing on a ventilator, his attorneys and family members said at a news conference Tuesday, adding that Cox may never walk again.
johnp3907
(3,730 posts)Ziggysmom
(3,407 posts)May he RIP.
electric_blue68
(14,891 posts)LuckyCharms
(17,425 posts)Totally Tunsie
(10,885 posts)was deplorable and criminal.
Justice for Randy Cox.
scarletlib
(3,411 posts)Chuuku Davis
(565 posts)Than take the large settlement that is coming.
Demovictory9
(32,454 posts)AZLD4Candidate
(5,689 posts)JHB
(37,160 posts)"Rough rides" are a taught behavior.
gopiscrap
(23,758 posts)fucking god damn pigs are worthless...they are nothing but a shit stain on society
CentralMass
(15,265 posts)WhiskeyGrinder
(22,333 posts)Surely we can reform ourselves out of this mess!!1!!!11!11!
AntivaxHunters
(3,234 posts)this sort of thing is happening all across the country.
I know I'm in a minority here but yes, it's time to defund the police & re-evaluate policing in this country.
The FBI in a report warned 16 years ago (this article is from 2016) that police forces across the country have been infiltrated by white supremacists. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/fbi-white-supremacists-in-law-enforcement
Meanwhile this continues to happen.
And now cops are beating abortion rights protestors. This had been a very peaceful protest until the cops showed up.
And in cities all over, they're doing this to people protesting the fall of Roe v. Wade.
These aren't extremists. They're your sons, your daughters, your family members, your relatives, & your friends.
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