[PGR88]

Floyd was complaining "I can't breath" long before the officer had him on the ground.

If you really can't breath - you can't speak either.

[ought-six]

“If you really can’t breath - you can’t speak either.”

Well, one can’t speak clearly if one can’t breathe, and will likely not be understood because of gasping. If one’s comments are clear, and understandable, the chances are very good that he or she CAN breathe. If they are garbled, and nonsensical to the listener, then the distressed person most likely CAN’T breather.

St. George Floyd clearly COULD breathe, as his comments per the recordings were quite clear and understandable.

[Brian Griffin]

“If you really can’t breath - you can’t speak either.”

I called my friend Don yesterday. His friend Dan answered the phone and said Don said he was having breathing problems at 4:30am and needed medical help. Don had fluid on his lungs and is in his local hospital.

[MeganC]

“If you really can’t breath - you can’t speak either.”

Plenty of soldiers in WW1 said the same thing when exposed to mustard gas. They died.