I can’t breathe

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George Floyd’s last words.

Miki Jourdan (Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/mikijourdan/49953835626/in/photolist-2j7fsY3-2j7fpee-2j7gRYk-2j7cHK5-2j7ffYG-2j7ffXE-2j7ffVW-2j7cGL1-2j7bp7F-2j7aGQi-2j7aGH4-2j7dg5T-2j7dfFw-2j7aG5F-2j7aG1s-2j7eHwz-2j7eHpq-2j7ep5p-2j79Xeq-2j79ndz-2j7174w-2j716YX-2j6YAqu-2j716LT-2j6W2Ng-2j6W2FC-2j6YzEG-2j6Yzzr-2j6W2fC-2j715K4-2j6W1YA-2j715r8-2j715h5-2j6W1zj-2j6ZhMY-2j6Y1TW-2j6Y1Ps-2j6TXb4-2j6Y1Ha-2j6TX14-2j6Y1z9-2j6Y1uj-2j6Y1qr-2j6Wv4X-2j6Wv34-2j6WuXe-2j6TWmy-2j6WuER-2j6XZUr-2j6XZSH/)

“It’s my face man

I didn’t do nothing serious man

please

please I can’t breathe

please man

please somebody

please man

I can’t breathe

please

(inaudible)

man can’t breathe, my face

just get up

I can’t breathe

please (inaudible)

I can’t breathe sh*t

I will

I can’t move

mama

I can’t

mama

I can’t

my knee

my nuts

I’m through

I’m claustrophobic

my stomach hurt

my neck hurts

everything hurts

some water or something

please

I can’t breathe officer

don’t kill me

they gon’ kill me man

come on man

I cannot breathe

they gon’ kill me

I can’t breathe

please sir

please

please I can’t breathe”

Then his eyes shut and the pleas stop. George Floyd was pronounced dead shortly after.

Foto: Miki Jourdan