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Do you cover the difficulties created by many arrestees claiming falsely that they can't breathe, and the resulting lower responsiveness of police who hear many cry wolf?

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There was a infamous case or this in Portland, Oregon in the 80s when a prominent, elderly activist for the poor (whose name escapes me now) was handcuffed in the back of police car after a protest and died of asphyxiation. He'd been protesting a proposed sales tax which he correctly identified as regressive and burdensome to the working class. I don't think this led to any changes in police procedure. This was likely 1986 or 1987. Horrible incident.

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From Canada, I can only access the abstract, no full text available.

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From Massachusetts, same result.

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