So he isn’t really dead?
What an absurd comment! BUT when he was saying he couldn’t breathe, he obviously was breathing or he couldn’t talk, much less yell. Or have you never been unable to breathe? Or in the company of one who truly can’t breathe?
The man was a good 150-200 lbs overweight, with a slew of medical conditions. He looked like he was 3-4X the size of the initial cop who tried to arrest him. He made a stupid, fatal decision. Or several if you want to go back to deciding to sell cigarettes illegally, however outrageous the NYC tax may be.