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:
https://twitter.com/ryanjreilly/statuses/500981295359741952
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:
https://twitter.com/ryanjreilly/statuses/500981740006289408
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
— Smatt – ס מ א ט ת (@mdrache) August 17, 2014
@ryanjreilly I think these are ear plugs, can anyone confirm? #Ferguson pic.twitter.com/zJSB3EfNSi
— Passive Ingenuity (@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
https://twitter.com/Tony_Rock01/statuses/501007050810605569
https://twitter.com/WaynesterAtl/statuses/501017601817214978
Thank you, Reilly, for providing a little unintentional comedic relief during a tense situation out there in Ferguson, we all could use a laugh!