'Attempted murder': White teen called Black victim 'George Floyd' during 'heinous' drowning attempt

On May 25, 2020, George Floyd's dying words were, "I can't breathe" — which became a slogan during the protests that followed all around the world.

Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was later convicted on murder and manslaughter charges and is now serving a 22-year prison sentence.

In 2024, the words "I can't breathe" have come up in a criminal case in Massachusetts, where, according to the New York Post, a white male teen has admitted to trying to drown a Black teen in a Cape Cod pond in June 2023.

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The white teen, the Post's Jared Downing reports, has pled guilty to charges of attempted murder and assault with a dangerous weapon.

During the "heinous" incident, according to Downing, a friend of the white teen "laughed" and called the Black teen (who was 15) "George Floyd" because he couldn't breathe.

Downing reports that the defendant "threw rocks at" his victim and "forced him to enter the pond, then shoved the boy's head under the water while calling him the n-word, prosecutors said."

During the incident in Chatham, Massachusetts, Downing notes, the defendant forced his victim to get in the water even though he "wore a lifejacket because he couldn’t swim."

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The victim said that the defendant's friend "started laughing and called me George Floyd, obviously making fun of me and showing no remorse."

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