Over the last two weeks, a Staten Island man named James received an unexpected FedEx delivery. His phone rang constantly with calls from people on the 13th floor of Police Headquarters in Lower Manhattan. One of the most important witnesses to Mr. Garner’s death, James, who had twice given his account under oath in earlier proceedings, said this latest one trivialized the killing of a man. Mr. Garner’s final moments, calling out, “I can’t breathe” 11 times, were captured on videotape nearly five years ago and helped propel the Black Lives Matter movement. Mr. Garner, who was being arrested on suspicion of selling loosies, or single untaxed cigarettes, had objected to being handcuffed.

Source: New York Times May 19, 2019 15:31 UTC