Three police officers sat by and “chose to do nothing” when their colleague knelt on George Floyd’s neck leading to his death in Minneapolis, Minnesota in May 2020, a United States federal prosecutor said during closing arguments in their trial.Prosecutor Manda Sertich on Tuesday singled out each of the former police officers — Tou Thao, J Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane — as the government wrapped up its case in the monthlong trial. Kueng knelt on Floyd’s back, Thomas Lane held his legs and Tou Thao kept bystanders back.“They made the choice not to upset their colleague rather than do their duty, even though that choice resulted in the death of a human,” Sertich said.
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