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<\/p>\nA VIDEO that appears to show a black high school football player being forced to sit inside a locker filled with banana peels has led to a police investigation.<\/p>\n
In the video, which shows players from Moline High School in Illinois, one player can be heard telling his teammate that he will "break both [his] knees" if he doesn't sit in the locker. <\/p>\n
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The 11-second video began circulating on social media on Friday, and Moline Police confirmed that they became aware of it by that evening.<\/p>\n
The football team was out of town for a game that evening, but when they returned late Friday night, police were waiting to question them.<\/p>\n
Police Chief Darren Gault released a statement saying the players involved were "all friends," but still described the behavior seen in the video as "a disturbing racist scene."<\/p>\n
"The students directly involved in the video are all friends," Gaunt said.<\/p>\n
"Regardless or these facts, we all agree that this is a disgusting way to treat a fellow teammate, a fellow human and most certainly, a friend." <\/p>\n
The students who were involved were not named.<\/p>\n
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The police department concluded their investigation on Saturday, and turned their findings over to Rock Island County State\u2019s Attorney Dora Villarreal for review, Gaunt said. <\/p>\n
He also confirmed that the school district will "conduct a separate investigation of any school code violations or district policies and those will be different than criminal law."<\/p>\n
The statement continues to call the behavior "unacceptable" whether the students viewed it as a joke or not.<\/p>\n
"This is a teaching moment for everyone and a reminder that we can do better," Gaunt added. <\/p>\n
"We can treat people better. We can be better friends. We can be better teammates. We can be better people. <\/p>\n
"We can also stand up and confront situations when they are wrong."<\/p>\n
The school districts spokeswoman Candace Sountris released a statement saying, "the vile behavior depicted in the video does not represent our core values and has no place in our learning community."<\/p>\n
"Clearly, we have work to do. Decisive action will be taken upon the conclusion of both the law enforcement and the school districts internal investigation," she added.<\/p>\n