Now, I’m not coming down on either “side” here…I’m not saying anymore than I’m saying:
To suggest that because a man in a headlock/chokehold – who is vastly overweight and has major medical problems – CAN say “I can’t breathe”, that it therefore means he CAN breathe…
Is a dumb oversimplification from people supposedly trying to make people look at ALL the facts.
The FACT is, if such a man says that, he probably is having a pretty d@mn hard time breathing. Could he be faking it, as has been suggested? Sure…but since he’s surrounded by cops, has no weapons, and is on the ground…the idea that he was faking it to try to escape or attack the cops is pretty far-fetched, to me.
I’m not talking about every situation…I’m talking about this one. And if you want people to consider all the facts/possibilities, well, there’s more to consider.
-Puppy >.< Yip!