Two Missouri university students withdraw over video appearing to mock George Floyd's death
Two Missouri university students withdraw over video appearing to mock George Floyd's death
In a separate incident, Marquette University in Wisconsin rescinded its admission offer to a student who compared an officer's kneeling on Floyd to athletes kneeling during the National Anthem.
Two incoming students at Missouri public universities have withdrawn from their schools after a video they were involved in appeared to mock the death of George Floyd.
And in a separate incident, the private Marquette University in Wisconsin rescinded an admission offer to a student over social media comments that compared a police officer's kneeling on Floyd to athletes kneeling during the National Anthem.
In the video by the Missouri students, one girl who is held down on a couch by another girl laughs and says, "I can't breathe." Both girls appear to be white.
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One of the girls in the social media video was going to attend the University of Missouri and the other Missouri State University. In posts addressing the video, the schools said the students decided to withdraw.
"Given the similarity to the recent death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, the video is both shocking and disturbing," said Mun Choi, president of the University of Missouri System, in an email to the campus community.
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The incoming freshman appeared to compare the officer's kneeling on Floyd to athletes kneeling during the National Anthem, according to screenshots shared online, The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported.
"Some ppl think it's ok to f------ kneel during the national anthem so it's ok to kneel on someone's head," the post read, according to The Sentinel. "come at me. y'all brainwashed."
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