Watch the bodycam footage of his arrest in the link below. He was already crying for his mama and saying he can't breathe before the cop even put him down and his knee on his neck. He was crying for his mama when he was still in his own car. He was definitely on something and was acting like a complete ass and baby. The cops were actually nice and gentle with him but he kept resisting. It's not what the news decided to show and leave out to make it seem the cops were just on a rampage and wanted to kill him. They actually were being nice and respectful and just tried to get him into their car.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8576371/Police-bodycam-footage-shows-moment-moment-arrest-George-Floyd-time.html
Watched the stills from the footage along with the information posted below each of them. This Daily Mail article is not a defense the police actions nor is it trying to be. That's your take on it.
I'm guessing you don't suffer from claustrophobia or anxiety issues. If you did, you'd know that it is not unusual for some people to hyperventilate in response to stressful situations. When you hyperventilate, you feel as if you cannot breathe.
George Floyd didn't pretend to die, he was murdered. Plain and simple. How long do you think you'd last with your air cut off or severely restricted because someone has their knee pressing into your windpipe.
The cops won't go free. At least not those directly responsible for George Floyd's death. The other three cops at the scene who are complicit in the George Floyd's murder have been released on bail. Thao, 34, faces charges of aiding and abetting second-degree murder while committing a felony, as well as aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter with culpable negligence. I imagine they are in hiding somewhere.
Derek Chauvin, the officer captured on camera kneeling on Floyd's neck for nearly nine minutes, was charged with second-degree murder, third-degree murder and manslaughter. He remains in custody on $1.25 million bail.
The response to George Floyd's murder has been tremendous worldwide, resulting in ongoing protests, riots and utter disruption. If Derek Chauvin goes free, "you ain't seen nothin' yet." It will be all out anarchy...so bad that it will seem like the world is coming to an end. People are not going to forget this event, it was a total game changer. There will be no quiet little trial(s) with the perpetrators going free in the end. Trust me on this.