Three British teenagers who mocked George Floyd's death in sick online video are arrested on

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suspicion of committing a hate crime

Three British teenagers who mocked the murder of George Floyd in a Snapchat video have now been arrested on suspicion of committing a hate crime.

The trio, all from Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, caused outrage after a photo of them recreating how the unarmed 46-year-old black man died at the hands of police in Minnesota was shared on social media.
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A police statement said: '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.

'An investigation was launched and yesterday (Sunday) officers arrested two males aged 19 and another male aged 18 on suspicion of sending communications causing anxiety and distress.

'They have since been released on bail. We understand that this social media post has caused significant upset and we want to reassure the public it is being investigated robustly and is being treated as a hate crime.'

[link:https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8377683/Three-British-teenagers-mocked-George-Floyds-death-ARRESTED.html|]



Little racist shits. I am going to guess that Warick University will be withdrawing their offers. In the UK causing harm and distress to minority communities is a real thing in law!

[Doodley]

1. They are immature and insensitive, not necessarily racist. Glad the UK has hate crime laws.

If this was in America they would just yell "freedom of speech!"

[MagickMuffin]

2. Why their faces be blurred?

They obviously didn't mind their identities going public since they posted on a very public platform!