Officer to Floyd: 'It takes ... a lot of oxygen to talk'
Source: AP
By AMY FORLITI
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) As George Floyd told Minneapolis police officers that he couldnt breathe more than 20 times in the moments before he died, the officer who pressed his knee against Floyds neck dismissed his pleas, saying it takes a heck of a lot of oxygen to talk, according to transcripts of body camera video recordings made public Wednesday.
The transcripts for the body camera videos of officers Thomas Lane and J. Kueng provide the most detailed account yet of what happened as police were taking Floyd into custody on May 25, and reveal more of what was said after Floyd, a Black man who was handcuffed, was put on the ground.
Youre going to kill me, man, Floyd said, according to a transcript of Lanes body camera video.
Then stop talking, stop yelling. It takes a heck of a lot of oxygen to talk, said Derek Chauvin, the white officer who held his knee to Floyds neck for nearly 8 minutes, even after Floyd stopped moving.
FILE - This May 31, 2020, file photo provided by the Hennepin County Sheriff shows former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin, who was arrested for the May 25 death of George Floyd. As George Floyd told Minneapolis police officers that he couldn't breathe more than 20 times in the moments before he died, Chauvin, the officer who pressed his knee against Floyd's neck, dismissed his pleas, saying it takes a heck of a lot of oxygen to talk," according to transcripts of body camera video recordings made public Wednesday, July 8, 2020. (Hennepin County Sheriff via AP, File)
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sandensea
(21,624 posts)I think most of them would do the same thing, if they could.
tulipsandroses
(5,123 posts)Would be interesting to see what would happen if he was placed in general population instead of protective custody.
PerceptionManagement
(462 posts)It takes 70 seconds and as much force as a handshake