Winnipeg police have apologized for an incident that led to the hashtag #whoops trending on Twitter, after some Winnipegians were treated to a lewd conversation that allegedly involved oral sex and body hair. Winnipeg’s police helicopter Air1 was doing a routine patrol on Monday night when the public-address system was somehow flipped on, and everyone on the ground was treated to the colorful, yet private conversation taking place between the officers aboard.
A spokesperson for the Winnipeg Police Department, Constable Jason Michalyshen, held a press conference Tuesday to discuss the situation, via the Winnipeg Free Press.
“We’re sincerely apologetic about it. We’re going to review the situation, I can assure you, and members of the executive are very much aware of the sensitivity and the nature of what was broadcast, and they will be looking into it and ultimately make a determination from there,” he said.
I don’t know about everybody else, but I am dying to know the details of the actual conversation. How bad could it have been for a police force that literally apologizes for their own screw-up with a #whoops hashtag? I guess it’s a step up from ¯_(ツ)_/¯, anyway.
#Winnipeg, please accept our sincerest apologies for last night's conversation that was broadcast via Air 1. #whoops http://t.co/Gvka7fTaCy
— Winnipeg Police (@wpgpolice) June 23, 2015