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He said, "I can't breathe" at least 28 times, as well as "Help me", "Let me go" and "Mama". While he was in bent-leg prone restraint, [ 47 ] [ 48 ] [ 49 ] a technique discouraged in 1995 by the National Law Enforcement Technology Center, [ 50 ] jail staff had difficulty removing his handcuffs.
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) - "I can't breathe!" - the exclamation made by a black man, Eric Garner, while being placed in a police chokehold - was chosen as the most notable quote of the year in an ...
The three police officers held McClain on the ground for 15 minutes. McClain was clearly in distress while restrained, sobbing and repeatedly saying "I can't breathe". He vomited several times, for which he apologized, saying: "I'm sorry. I wasn't trying to do that, I can't breathe correctly."
McClain's repeated pleading that he couldn't breathe was an eerie foreshadowing of what Floyd famously said when he was pinned beneath the knee of a white Minneapolis police officer May 25, 2020.
Garner said "I can't breathe" eleven times while lying face down on the sidewalk. [47] The arrest was supervised by a female African-American NYPD sergeant, Kizzy Adonis, who did not intercede. [48] Adonis was quoted in the original police report as stating, "The perpetrator's condition did not seem serious and he did not appear to get worse." [49]
Ten years after Eric Garner ’s death at the hands of New York City police officers made “I can’t breathe” a rallying cry, loved ones on Wednesday remembered his life and legacy. “I want ...
“While I am still deeply pained by the loss of Eric Garner, I am in awe of his family’s strength and moved by their commitment to use his legacy as a force for change,” Bragg said.
A police radio recording showed that Ellis said he "can’t breathe". [9] Ellis told officers "can't breathe, sir" multiple times, according to prosecutors. [10] Ellis was hogtied, face-down, with an officer on him, for at least six minutes, and a spit hood was placed on his head in this position, stated prosecutors. [10]