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Well, the family of Randy Cox is calling for accountability. Standing at the front of the march earlier today, along with the Connecticut NAACP, to push for justice. Marching two miles through the streets of New Haven, demonstrators pushing for change Friday evening after 36-year-old Randy Cox was seriously injured while in police custody.
"This is a serious situation where a young man pretty much was paralyzed from neck below, and this didn't have to happen."
A march led from Stetson Library to New Haven Police Headquarters by the Connecticut NAACP, family members, and hundreds of community members showing up to support Cox as he is in the hospital. His sister facetiming with Cox to show him the rally. "He loves it because he wants to see how many people actually really care that really wants to know what's going on outside, so that was a real good touching moment."
The family of Randy Cox is not alone in demanding justice, not partial justice, for justice. Just a few weeks ago, Cox's neck hit the wall of a police transport vehicle with no seat belts during a fast stop. The community calling into question the treatment of by officers. "If I say my neck is broken, why are our lives devalued?"
The family of Cox calling for accountability. "For me personally, getting them fired and arrested is my agenda."
We brought the topic to the mayor and police chief. "There is a process, but seeing what happened just from the video, I don't think there's much other things I can do, so I'm going to let the process take its place because everybody is entitled to a process. But I saw the video too, and I got to see meet Randy two days ago in the hospital, and it moved me. It moved me. He's not in good shape. I know there will be accountability. At this point, I hear the family's angriness and the public's anger, and I understand that people want action now. We need to have this process take its course now."
As for Randy, there's still a long road ahead. We're told that he still can't walk or talk. Attorney Ben Crump says they're pushing for a law to be named after Cox to ensure this doesn't happen to anyone again.
Reporting live in New Haven, Alicia Machado, Fox 61 News.