Devolution of Leadership

The spin machine is in full re-write mode. Here's the original report from Channel 2:

• A CBS 2 interview with Chicago Police Supt. Jody Weis about escalating gun violence on Friday afternoon was cut short when shots erupted a few blocks away.
  
  Weis was being interviewed by Kristyn Hartman when the sound of gunfire cut the conversation short.
  
  Right after the shots were fired, a Chicago police spokesman escorted Weis from the interview.

And the latest version from Channel 2 at 10:23 PM:

• A CBS 2 interview with Chicago Police Supt. Jody Weis about escalating gun violence was cut short Friday minutes after a man was shot nearby.
  
  Weis was being interviewed by Kristyn Hartman in a violence-plagued neighborhood on the South Side, as the sounds of sirens grew louder. Weis apologized as he walked away with a Chicago police spokesman.

Channel 2 has erased the original 3:51 PM report, so it's a good thing we printed it out and saved it. Otherwise readers might think that Weis actually took charge of the situation and led from the front rather than being hustled away from the scene by someone worried about their $300,000-per-year meal ticket.

Say what you will about bosses like Cline, Hillard, Rodriguez or lower ranking ones like Starks or Maurer, but we can't recall a single instance of them being "escorted" from the scene by a handler. And we can only imagine the phone calls that must have been flying out of HQ and City Hall to get this report changed.