George Floyd died on May 25 after an American police officer pressed his leg on Floyd’s neck for several minutes during an arrest in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Three days later, another black man struggled to breathe under the knee of a French police officer on the streets of Paris. The arrest methods in which officers restrain suspects by the neck to prevent them from moving are used around the world. They are known as chokeholds. Critics have long blamed the methods for cutting off oxygen and, in some cases, causing death. “We cannot say that the American situation is foreign to us,” said French lawmaker Francois Ruffin. He has been pushing for a ban on chokeholds. But the legislative effort has been delayed by the coronavirus crisis.
Title: Police Chokeholds Reviewed Around the World
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4240/C_World_ONLY.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Police Chokeholds Reviewed Around the World' data-article-id='4775'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='18958'>George Floyd died on May 25 after an American police officer pressed his leg on Floyd’s neck for several minutes during an arrest in Minneapolis, Minnesota. </span> <span data-start-time='18958' data-end-time='31146'>Three days later, another black man struggled to breathe under the knee of a French police officer on the streets of Paris.</span> <span data-start-time='31146' data-end-time='42875'>The arrest methods in which officers restrain suspects by the neck to prevent them from moving are used around the world. </span> <span data-start-time='42875' data-end-time='46438'>They are known as chokeholds. </span> <span data-start-time='46438' data-end-time='57000'>Critics have long blamed the methods for cutting off oxygen and, in some cases, causing death.</span> <span data-start-time='57000' data-end-time='68021'>“We cannot say that the American situation is foreign to us,” said French lawmaker Francois Ruffin. </span> <span data-start-time='68021' data-end-time='79188'>He has been pushing for a ban on chokeholds. But the legislative effort has been delayed by the coronavirus crisis.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4240/C_WORLD_ONLY.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=15165 data-hint-location='46438' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4240/why_are_the_violent_police_methods_described_in_this_article_dangerous.wav'>Why are the violent police methods described in this article dangerous?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='the methods cut off oxygen and may cause death'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4240/the_methods_cut_off_oxygen_and_may_cause_death.wav'><span>the methods cut off oxygen and may cause death</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4240/the_methods_are_not_harsh_enough.wav'><span>the methods are not harsh enough</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4240/the_methods_are_harmless.wav'><span>the methods are harmless</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4240/the_methods_allow_for_detained_people_to_get_away.wav'><span>the methods allow for detained people to get away</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=15166 data-hint-location='0' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4240/_where_was_george_floyd_killed_by_a_police_officer.wav'> Where was George Floyd killed by a police officer?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='Minneapolis'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4240/minneapolis.wav'><span>Minneapolis</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4240/new_york_city.wav'><span>New York City</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4240/las_vegas.wav'><span>Las Vegas</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4240/new_orleans.wav'><span>New Orleans</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=15167 data-hint-location='18958' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4240/this_article_described_anther_violent_police_encounter_by_a_french_police_officer_in__blank_.wav'>This article described anther violent police encounter by a French police officer in <span class='blank'>Paris</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='Paris'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4240/montreal.wav'><span>Montreal</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4240/paris.wav'><span>Paris</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4240/berlin.wav'><span>Berlin</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4240/rome.wav'><span>Rome</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>
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