Va. police investigate after pig mask, 'I Can't Breathe' shirt found in police car

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Va. police investigate after pig mask, 'I Can't Breathe' shirt found in police car
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The three words 'I Can't Breathe' refer to what some police brutality victims, like George Floyd, Eric Garner and Manuel Ellis, said before their untimely deaths at the hands of law enforcement.

police brutality victims, like George Floyd, Eric Garner and Manuel Ellis, said before their untimely deaths at the hands of law enforcement.The Alexandria Police Department in Virginia says it's investigating a display of a pig wearing an"I Can't Breathe" shirt inside one of its police cruisers. TheThe Alexandria Police Department in Virginia says it's investigating a display of a pig wearing an"I Can't Breathe" shirt inside one of its police cruisers.

"I'm not agreeing to anything. But I'll find out whose cruiser it is," the officer, who was not identified in the video, responded.released by Alexandria City Manager Jim Parajon and Police Chief Don Hayes, an investigation has been launched and officials will respond to the incident with"personnel accountability procedures."

The city's statement did not specify whether an officer was responsible for the display or the intent of the message.

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