- Two videos were posted on Snapchat on November 18 showing several Marines drinking and yelling ‘f**k n*****s’ into the camera
- Marine Corps officials have confirmed that some of the people in the footage were active service members
- Footage spread on social media when a black activist from New Jersey tweeted the videos to the Marine Corps asking if it was ‘commonplace’
- Marine Corps have condemned the behavior and launched an investigation
The US Marine Corps is investigating several members after footage emerged of them on Snapchat drinking and yelling racial slurs.
Footage of the Marines spread on social media on November 18 when a black activist and teacher from New Jersey tweeted the videos to the Marine Corps.
‘Marines drinking and randomly yelling ‘f**k n*****s’ on snapchat. Is this commonplace @USMC?,’ the teacher, Zellie Imani, wrote.
The US Marine Corps is investigating several members after footage emerged of them on Snapchat yelling racial slurs while drinking over the weekend
The two videos were first posted on Snapchat on Friday.
It is not clear where they were filmed, but the woman who posted the footage is believed to live in California.
The footage shows at least two of the young men yelling ‘f**k n*****s’ into the camera.
A group of men and at least one young woman were all filmed drinking.
Marine Corps officials confirmed to the Marine Corps Times that some of the people in the footage were active service members.
The footage shows at least two of the young men yelling ‘f**k n*****s’ into the camera. It is not clear how many of the people in the footage are Marines
The two videos were first posted on Snapchat on Friday. A group of men and at least one young woman were all filmed drinking
‘We can confirm some of the individuals portrayed in the videos are US Marines,’ III Marine Expeditionary Force said in a statement.
They later tweeted out a response to the videos, condemning the behavior.
‘The actions depicted in the videos are not in keeping with the high standard of conduct to which we hold all our Marines,’ the Corps said.
‘We will thoroughly investigate the matter and take appropriate action based on the results of the investigation.’
It is not clear how many of the people in the footage are Marines.
Footage of the Marines spread on social media on November 18 when a black activist and teacher from New Jersey, Zellie Imani, tweeted the videos to the Marine Corps
