I can't breathe

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Officer to Dying Man: 'You Shouldn't Be Able to Breathe'

Video shows 2020 encounter that ended with William Jennette's death

(Newser) - "Help me! They're going to kill me," William Jennette shouted at a responding police officer as corrections officers wrestled with him in a Tennessee county jail. Once he was taken to the ground, police officers joined jailers in holding the handcuffed father of five in the prone...

Gym 'Deeply Apologizes' for 'I Can't Breathe' Workout

Head office of Anytime Fitness says it is 'shocked and devastated' by offensive sign

(Newser) - A Wisconsin gym has apologized for an "I Can't Breathe" workout that was apparently well-intentioned—but staggeringly misguided. Photos shared on social media show a whiteboard at the Wauwatosa branch of Anytime Fitness with a drawing of a kneeling black figure, the words "I Can't Breathe"...

Pussy Riot's English Debut: 'I Can't Breathe'

Video is an ode to Eric Garner

(Newser) - As one might expect from a couple of veterans of Vladimir Putin's fun camps , Pussy Riot isn't exactly going gently into the night. Rather, they're roaring ashore in America with their English-language debut, and "I Can't Breathe" doesn't stop to ask if it's...

Banned for 'I Can't Breathe' Shirts, Girl Ballers Rally

Citing free speech, Calif. basketball team protests at school that booted them

(Newser) - The boys' and girls' basketball teams in Mendocino, Calif., caused a stir earlier this month when they wore black warmup shirts emblazoned with "I Can't Breathe," a move that quickly got both teams uninvited from a tourney in nearby Fort Bragg. The boys' team got reinstated after...

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