Florida Resident Tears Down Confederate Flag For New Social Media Challenge

Amid the debate about the Confederate symbol's place in present-day America, a new challenge is popping up on social media to oppose the flag.

In the wake of the Charleston church massacre and various residents protesting the statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee in Texas, the #NoFlaggingChallenge asks people to remove random Confederate flags they see.

In the now viral video below, shared on the Facebook page of Jamari Williams, the Sarasota, FL resident is seen removing the flag from someone’s residence. The video has been viewed more than 4 million times and has more than 60,000 shares.

However, some fear that this challenge may lead to serious consequences. For example, one Twitter user wrote, "You could get shot! No joke people are crazy enough to shoot you for it!"

In the meantime, the Sarasota Police Department addressed the video on Facebook and said it's investigating.

“The Sarasota Police Department has received multiple Facebook and Twitter messages regarding a video that appears to show the theft of a confederate flag from a residence,” it wrote. “The Sarasota Police Department is aware of this video and we are looking into this incident but we have not received any reports of a theft of a flag from a residence. Also, we do not know exactly where this video occurred & whether it was in our jurisdiction.”

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