As a person who experienced asthma as a youth let me give you an insight into how it feels when your oxygen intake is reduced. You feel as though you "can't breathe." Even though you are still able to talk and stay conscious you have great difficulty breathing. Garner was obviously having trouble getting enough oxygen and was yelling out "I can't breathe" for a reason. The whole situation is unfortunate and I am sure that all involved wish things had turned out differently.
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