On Sunday morning intrepid Huffington Post “federal law enforcement and legal news” reporter Ryan J. Reilly (yes, one of the two reporters arrested in a Ferguson McDonald’s) breathlessly took to Twitter to confirm what he probably was hoping was some kind of a scoop. You won’t believe the shocking evidence he found:
I believe these are rubber bullets, can anyone confirm? #Fergurson pic.twitter.com/iCsFi6qoIa
— Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) August 17, 2014
Rubber bullets, earplugs, who could ever know the difference?
One can only imagine the disappointment and shame when he saw the instant mockery piling in and he was forced to report what was obvious to the rest of us:
I retract that suggestion, they are earplugs. Apologies.
— Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) August 17, 2014
Of course, it being Twitter and all, hilarity ensued:
I believe this is a portable military-style detention facility. #CanAnyoneConfirm? pic.twitter.com/WwztarlN88
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) August 17, 2014
I believe this is a taser. Can @ryanjreilly confirm? pic.twitter.com/1e7jObLG1H
— Matt (@mdrache) August 17, 2014
@ryanjreilly I think these are ear plugs, can anyone confirm? #Ferguson pic.twitter.com/zJSB3EfNSi
— Goldwater Knew (@ShaneWright22) August 17, 2014
Poor Reilly was all sore about people calling him out on his stupid, but rather revealing, mistake:
.@ryanjreilly Knowing difference between earplugs and rubber bullets is something you should know. Not something you crowdsource.
— Joe Walsh (@WalshFreedom) August 17, 2014
@ryanjreilly @radleybalko these are the same journalists who have an opinion about guns & gun ownership. So yes criticism justified #Nj2as
— Tony Rock (@Tony_Rock01) August 17, 2014
@brandondarby @bethanyshondark @ryanjreilly The utter lack of real world experience he demonstrates puts his reporting in a rather diff lite
— Wayne Austin (@WaynesterAtl) August 17, 2014
Thank you, Reilly, for providing a little unintentional comedic relief during a tense situation out there in Ferguson, we all could use a laugh!
