Cadets who were accused of signaling a white supremacist hand signal at the annual Army-Navy football game have been cleared of wrongdoing. West Point released a report today that states cadets were playing the “circle game,” where players attempt to get one another to look at the “OK” hand gesture and then deliver a punch if others look.
“The evidence strongly supports a finding that the cadets were playing the ‘circle game,’ an internationally recognized game in which people attempt to trick someone else into looking at an okay-like hand gesture below the waist.”
The internet exploded with allegations that the three cadets had purposefully made the “OK” symbol, characterized by the Anti-Defamation League as a hate symbol.
“Sworn statements from all three cadets convey that their intention was to play the ‘circle game’ in order to garner attention from a national audience as well as surrounding cadets.”
The military investigation recommended the academy “develop tactics, techniques, and/or procedures (TTPs) that define leader actions … that must be taken prior to public events, such as ESPN GameDay, in order to preserve the value of wide exposure events.”
— Looky Yonder (@YonderLooky) December 14, 2019
