they failed in their duty of 1207ing a police officer they see using excessive force. the three with charged with denying floyd s civil rights by not providing the first aid that could have kept them alive. they re trying to say chauvin did it all on his own and they, meaning the other defendants, weather not trying to help mr. chauvin violate mr. floyd s rights. reporter: prosecutors alleged thao held bystanders book and lane held down his legs. lane could be heard twice asking derek chauvin if they should reposition floyd. another defense attorney thomas plunkett called floyd s death a failure by the minimum naps police department and a lack overadequate training. when you use that argument it s almost like you re saying yes it s true, he did it, but this wasn t properly trained.