Friday, May 29, 2020

Really Bad Optics



Never pick a fight with a company that streams video by the terabyte.

At least one of the guys in that video is experiencing a potentially career-ending moment, while four are earning gold stars for their resumes.

Minnesota State Patrol needs to put their PIO's on danger pay, because all the walking back they're going to be doing in the near future is likely to cause repetitive stress injuries.

UPDATE: That was fast.
"Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz told CNN Worldwide President Jeff Zucker that he deeply apologizes for what happened and would work to have the crew released.

Jimenez and the others -- producer Bill Kirkos and photojournalist Leonel Mendez -- were taken to the city's downtown public safety building, but were released after 6 a.m. CT.
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