'Speechless!' You won't believe what Huffpo journo arrested in Ferguson thought were rubber bullets [photo]

Wait, what? As Twitchy reported,  Huffington Post justice reporter Ryan Reilly along with journo Wesley Lowery were both arrested briefly in Ferguson, Missouri for not complying with police requests last week.

On Sunday morning, this happened:

https://twitter.com/ryanjreilly/status/500981295359741952

Um. “Fergurson” aside, are you kidding us?

This is the top notch work of a "justice reporter". Can't distinguish between rubber bullets & earplugs.@ryanjreilly pic.twitter.com/ejMiQ6Qaj3

— Joe Walsh (@WalshFreedom) August 17, 2014

Top. Men.

ROFLMAO. RT @ryanjreilly: I believe these are rubber bullets, can anyone confirm? #Fergurson http://t.co/5ZcRz2IODw

— Mark C, austere BBQ scholar ?? (@UntraceableMC) August 17, 2014

Reilly retracted his tweet:

https://twitter.com/ryanjreilly/status/500981740006289408

But too late, sir. Not retracted? The righteous mockery.

Yikes…earplugs "@ryanjreilly: I believe these are rubber bullets, can anyone confirm? #Fergurson http://t.co/e4ybnobYdh”

— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) August 17, 2014

Cannot stop laughing. @JimmyPrinceton @ryanjreilly pic.twitter.com/fkNtnVpFHS

— Lyndsey Fifield (@lyndseyfifield) August 17, 2014

https://twitter.com/TrentFlubbs/status/500982074221031424

I believe this is a taser. Can @ryanjreilly confirm? pic.twitter.com/1e7jObLG1H

— The Real Matt Finn (@mdrache) August 17, 2014

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Wow, speechless – RT @ryanjreilly: I believe these are rubber bullets, can anyone confirm? #Fergurson http://t.co/ojkeBZhHlw

— Cameron Gray (@Cameron_Gray) August 17, 2014

Stop! Our aching sides! No wait, don’t stop. It’s hilarious.

https://twitter.com/coolhandschlute/status/501002298748076032
https://twitter.com/coolhandschlute/status/501002599643226113

I think the sharp metal thingy on the right is a Samurai sword – Can you confirm, @ryanjreilly pic.twitter.com/GQ4RacgC1I

— Cameron Gray (@Cameron_Gray) August 17, 2014

https://twitter.com/JayCaruso/status/500998734030061568
https://twitter.com/coolhandschlute/status/501003415531814912
https://twitter.com/JayCaruso/status/500997997610942464
https://twitter.com/seanagnew/status/500998282680995840

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