Nation Guilt. Regret. Helplessness: Watching George Floyd die had a ‘profound’ impact on witnesses March 31, 2021N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAYComments Off on Guilt. Regret. Helplessness: Watching George Floyd die had a ‘profound’ impact on witnesses Witnesses said they wished they could've intervened as Derek Chauvin pressed his knee into George Floyd's neck.