I can’t breathe

These are the last words of George Floyd, a 46-year-old man who died as a US police officer pinned him down, kneeling on his neck for almost nine minutes:

“It’s my face man

I didn’t do nothing serious man

please

please I can’t breathe

please man

please somebody

please man

I can’t breathe

please

(inaudible)

man can’t breathe, my face

just get up

I can’t breathe

lease, a knee on my neck

I can’t breathe

shit

I will

I can’t move

mama

I can’t

my knee

my neck

I’m through

I’m claustrophobic

my stomach hurt

my neck hurts

everything hurts

some water or something

please

I can’t breathe officer

don’t kill me

they’re gonna kill me, man

come on man

I cannot breathe

they’re gonna kill me

I can’t breathe

please sir

please

please I can’t breathe”

Then his eyes shut and the pleas stop. George Floyd was pronounced dead shortly after.

— This was in an email sent to me by avaaz.org.

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