A very disturbing video is being shared across social media, showing Philadelphia police officers arresting a man as he repeatedly claims that he is unable to breathe.
“I’m trying, I can’t breathe!” yells the man being detained. It is unclear why he was being arrested as few details have been revealed.
The police officers responding to the situation fought back and said the following: “Shut up, asshole. Are you fucking stupid? That shit don’t work here.”
The cops are reportedly stationed to the Philadelphia Police 14th District in Germantown. This is just another instance of what is so deeply wrong with the police communities in this country.
The video has been shared by several platforms on Twitter and Instagram, including by Meek Mill. The rapper shared the following message, empathizing with the man in the video: “I cant breathe don’t work in philly!”
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