Published 16:06 IST, July 24th 2019
Big Blunder: Canada police turn on cat filter during live briefing in a double-murder case
British Columbia's Royal Canadian Mounted Police (BCRCMP) garnered enough embarrassment after they live-streamed a press conference on Facebook with the cat filter on. The press conference took place on Saturday.
British Columbia's Royal Canadian Mounted Police (BCRCMP) courted embarrassment after they live-streamed a press conference on Facebook with the 'cat filter' on during a press conference on Saturday.
Sergeant Janelle Shoihet was addressing the briefing when the cat filter was switched on accidentally. This came as a major embarrassment as Sergeant Shoihet was seen with cat ears and whiskers. The unexpected blunder happened during the Sergeant's briefing on a double-homicide case. Here's a picture tweeted out by a journalist who was streaming the live briefing:
The B.C. RCMP are giving a press conference on the two people murdered on the Alaska Highway, and they have the cat ear filter on. pic.twitter.com/j8GvkvKA4u
— Tyler Dawson (@tylerrdawson) July 19, 2019
However, the BCRCMP noticed the goof up and posted about being in the process of addressing it at the earliest:
Yes we are aware and addressing it as it's an automatic setting. Thank you, we will rectify and issue a video shortly.
— BCRCMP (@BCRCMP) July 19, 2019
However, netizens weren't about to waste an opportunity. Here are some of the reactions:
— habsblowhard (@habsblowhard) July 19, 2019
Lol why is the Cat Ear setting automatic ?? Did they buy the camera 🎥 from a feline family second hand ? 😂 Murders not funny except this one time .....
— CarlLehr_ (@CarlLehr_) July 19, 2019
Wow. Okay then.
— Girl Friday, but more like a shitty Tuesday (@girrl_friday) July 19, 2019
Sergeant Janelle Shoihet later recorded the press conference again, but without the cat filter. She even apologized for the 'technical glitch'. The Canadian case is not the first one to mess up. Earlier in June, Pakistani Minister Shoukat Yousufzai was also the victim of cat-filter during his Facebook live stream. Enough content was produced for Netizens to have a great laugh at.
Updated 20:53 IST, July 24th 2019