"You gotta take this mask off, dude. Please.”
“I can’t breathe. I can’t breathe. I can’t breathe.”
We found at least 70 people who died in police custody after saying “I can’t breathe” in the past decade. More than half were black. nyti.ms/2YIRXxa
In some cases, officers restrained people by the neck, hogtied them, Tased them, or covered their heads with hoods. nyti.ms/2YIRXxa
—Willie Ray Banks struggled for air as Texas officers restrained and Tased him in 2011. nyti.ms/2YIRXxa
—Hector Arreola died in Columbus, Georgia, in 2017 after officers cuffed him on the ground and leaned on his back. "He's fine," an officer said.
—Calvon Reid died in Coconut Creek, Florida, in 2015 after officers fired 10 shots at him with a Taser.
—Cristobal Solano was arrested in Tustin, California, in 2018 and died after 7 deputies subdued him in a cell, some with their knees on his back.
Only a few officers have faced criminal charges, and almost none have been convicted.
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