Article 55638 In the Past Decade, at Least 70 People Have Died in Police Custody After Saying ‘I Can’t Breathe’: Report

In the Past Decade, at Least 70 People Have Died in Police Custody After Saying ‘I Can’t Breathe’: Report

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Zack Linly
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The deaths of Eric Garner and George Floyd have turned the words I can't breathe" into an infamous phrase inextricably linked to the issue of excessive force used by police on Black citizens. Both Garner's and Floyd's altercations with police were recorded and posted on social media for the world to view, but one...

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