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Originally published on May 25, 2021 1:21 pm I can t breathe. I m scared. For many people, hearing someone say those words would prompt a scramble to help. But not all. It depends on who s listening.
A year ago Tuesday, the world watched as George Floyd s life was taken from him in an agonizing 9 1/2-minute video a murder a police officer was convicted of committing. This month, we saw long-suppressed footage of troopers stunning and punching Ronald Greene as he apologized for leading them on a high-speed chase. He too died.
Millions of us watched those videos. But we didn t all see the same things, and part of the reason is empathy. On a basic level, how we hear the words of Floyd and more recently, the words of Greene depends on our level of empathy.
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at 4:00 am NPR I can t breathe. I m scared. For many people, hearing someone say those words would prompt a scramble to help. But not all. It depends who s listening.
A year ago today, the world watched as George Floyd s life was taken from him him in an agonizing 9-and-a-half-minute video â a murder a police officer was convicted of committing. This month, we saw long-suppressed footage of troopers stunning and punching Ronald Greene as he apologized for leading them on a high-speed chase. He too died.
What George Floyd s Death Has Done For Americans Ability To Feel Empathy
Tuesday, May 25, 2021
People embrace after the verdict is announced in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin at George Floyd Square in Minneapolis, Minn.
Christian Monterrosa / Bloomberg via Getty Images I can t breathe. I m scared. For many people, hearing someone say those words would prompt a scramble to help. But not all. It depends who s listening.
A year ago today, the world watched as George Floyd s life was snuffed out of him in an agonizing 9-and-a-half-minute video a murder a police officer was convicted of committing. This month, we saw long-suppressed footage of troopers stunning and punching Ronald Greene as he apologized for leading them on a high-speed chase. He too died.
Christian Monterrosa / Bloomberg via Getty Images I can t breathe. I m scared. For many people, hearing someone say those words would prompt a scramble to help. But not all. It depends who s listening.
In the past year, those tragic last words of Black men who died in police custody have been heard very differently across the U.S. Millions of Americans watched those videos. But we didn t all see the same things, and empathy is part of the reason.
On a basic level, how we hear the words of George Floyd and more recently, the words of Ronald Greene depends on our level of empathy, which
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