'I CAN'T BREATHE' - White man edition

'I CAN'T BREATHE'

Harrowing video has emerged of a California DUI suspect who died after screaming “I can’t breathe!” while being held down by cops – less than two months before George Floyd uttered the same haunting words to police in Minneapolis.

Edward Bronstein, 38, was taken into custody on suspicion of driving under the influence by California Highway Patrol Officer Dusty Osmanson after a traffic stop on the 5 Freeway on March 31, 2020, the Los Angeles Times reported (https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-03-16/i-cant-breathe-video-shows-death-of-man-in-chp-custody).

In September 2021, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law barring police from using certain face-down holds that have led to several accidental deaths.

The law was aimed at expanding on the state’s ban on chokeholds in the wake of Floyd’s murder.