Saturday, October 25, 2014

Slow Saturday Special: Hot Shots From Utah

"Utah National Guard, police upset by risqué video" Associated Press   October 18, 2014

SALT LAKE CITY — A risqué video shot in Utah featuring bikini-clad women firing high-powered weapons and riding in tanks for a pinup calendar has raised the ire of a pair of law enforcement agencies who suspect some of their equipment and officers may be in the film. 

I'll bet it raised some other things, too.

The Utah National Guard learned about it Tuesday and is determining if military equipment was used in the video, Lieutenant Colonel Steven Fairbourn said. The Utah National Guard didn’t give permission for the project, he said.

The Utah Department of Public Safety believes two of their officers are in the video wearing agency uniforms in violation of agency policies.

Both agencies criticize the video — a ‘‘behind the scenes’’ look at how they shot this year’s ‘‘Hot Shots Calendar’’ — for its edgy content.

The England-based company that produced the video wasn’t immediately available for comment.

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