George Floyd's Final Words Hauntingly Captured on Police Body Camera
Transcript Reveals Repeated Pleas for Breath
"I Can't Breathe" Echoed More Than 20 Times
A newly released transcript from police body camera footage provides a chilling account of the final moments of George Floyd's life. The transcript reveals that Floyd repeatedly told officers he was unable to breathe and feeling claustrophobic before he was pinned face down on the pavement.
"I can't breathe," Floyd can be heard saying more than 20 times as officers held him in a prone position with a knee on his neck. The repeated pleas for breath have become a haunting refrain in the wake of Floyd's death, which sparked nationwide outrage and protests against police brutality.
The transcript aligns with witness accounts and previous reports, which indicated that Floyd had repeatedly complained of difficulty breathing and expressed his fear of being placed in a closed vehicle. However, the newly released transcript provides a detailed and disturbing record of Floyd's final words.
The deaths of Eric Garner in New York and George Floyd in Minnesota have ignited a national debate over the use of deadly police restraints, particularly the "knee-on-neck" technique. Critics argue that such techniques are dangerous and unnecessary, while law enforcement officials defend their use as a necessary means of subduing suspects.
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