'I can't breathe.' Even though I had seen and heard it before, what happened in Minneapolis was hard to even fathom.
I first heard about George Floyd the morning after it happened. A reporter called me, and when I learned the details of how he died, I had an immediate lump in my throat and jolting pain in my heart.
The police refused to release George Floyd, pinning a knee into his throat as he lied in the street, handcuffed, while officers stood around watching. While he was begging for help right in front of them, just as Eric did. Even though I had seen and heard it before, it was hard to even fathom. Although I understand why reporters and other people are looking for my reaction now, you have to understand there are so many other murders that are not recorded. The names that make headlines and lead to protests—from George Floyd, to Ahmaud Arbery, to Breonna Taylor, to Sandra Bland, to Philando Castile, to Eric Garner, to Trayvon Martin and others—are only a few of the cases. There have been plenty more, but no one could prove it and no one publicized it.
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