Bullshit Charges Dropped against Randy Cox, Black man Paralyzed by New Haven Cops

From [HERE] A Black man partially paralyzed after sliding head-first into the back wall of a Connecticut police van has had all charges against him dropped, the deputy chief clerk for the New Haven Superior Court said Thursday.

Randy Cox, 36, was arrested on June 19 on suspicion of illegally possessing a handgun.

Video of his arrest shows Cox getting into a police transport van that had a long bench but no seat belts.

When the driver makes an abrupt stop, Cox – who was handcuffed – slides down the bench head-first into the back wall of the van.

He is now paralyzed from the chest down, attorney Benjamin Crump said.

Mayor said the incident was ‘terrible and completely unacceptable’

Police footage shows Cox repeatedly asking for help, saying he cannot move and thinks his neck is broken.

When he arrives at a detention center, officers tell him to sit up or get up off the van floor.

Cox again says he cannot move.

“You’re not even trying,” one officer says.

The video also shows an officer telling Cox he drank too much and to sit up. [MORE]