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The death of George Floyd has sparked outrage and protest but some white teens have created a challenge in which they mock his death.
The teens, who are mostly white and male, step on the necks of another person, film it and post it to social media as the “George Floyd challenge.”
“We can confirm we are investigating after an image was shared on social media which showed two men imitating the recent death of US citizen George Floyd,” a spokesperson said.
Marquette University rescinded the enrollment of an incoming freshman after he made a post that made fun of Floyd’s death and compared it to the protests that took place in the NFL.
“Given the similarity to the recent death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, the video is both shocking and disturbing,” wrote Mun Choi, president of the University of Missouri System and interim chancellor of MU, in an email to the campus community.
