Video meetings have been around for a long time.

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My first memory with them was in the late 2000's using Skype.

Several jobs that I interviewed with asked me to do a video meeting as I moved along in the process.

I remember every time before connecting with person on the other end I would check several times to ensure my camera showed only what I wanted.

Fast forward to the Covid-19 pandemic when many Americans were working from home and companies started leaning heavily on video chat services such as Microsoft Teams to stay in touch and connect with employees.

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It was a struggle for many of us to figure out how to unmute and mute our mics but most of us finally figured it out and had a good understanding of how to use it.

But then we see things like what happened on Monday in Detroit and I can't help but shake my head.

A Detroit police officer appeared on a virtual zoom meeting for a court case and when the judge came to him he couldn't believe what he saw.

The officer was wearing his uniform and badge up top, but when the camera went full screen you could clearly see that officer didn't have any pants on and was just chilling in his boxers.

When that happened you could see on everyone's face disbelief at what they were witnessing.

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