Tiger Woods was inadvertently featured in a campaign advertisement advocating the use of the death penalty for “cop killers” and “mass murderers”.
Republican Kris Kobach, the party’s nominee for Kansas attorney general, released the campaign ad Thursday, but mistakenly included a clip of the legendary golfer’s 2017 arrest for drunk driving in the footage.
In the ad, titled “Just Intentional,” Kobach criticized his Democratic opponent Chris Mann for his opposition to the death penalty.
The 15-time Major winner’s clip was spliced with footage of the Carr brothers, who are two convicted murderers currently on Kansas’ death row.
When the ad switched to an image of Wood’s arrest, the narrator said, “But if Chris Mann has his way, there won’t be a death penalty for cop killers.”
The mistake was quickly spotted and corrected within minutes, according to a spokesman for Kobach, Danedri Herbert, who blamed the advertising agency hired for the campaign.
Footage of Tiger Woods’ 2017 intoxication arrest was mistakenly used in a political ad campaign
Republican Kris Kobach, the party’s nominee for Kansas attorney general, released the campaign ad Thursday, criticizing his opponent for opposing the death penalty
The 15-time Major winner is pictured at the 150th Open Championship in St Andrews in July
“It was a mistake by the advertising agency. We caught it and fixed it within minutes,” she told Fox News.
“What a fortunate coincidence that the media is picking this up and exposing Chris Mann as a criminal Liberal Democrat who lets cop killers and mass murderers get away with their heinous crimes.”
The new ad replaced the section containing Woods with footage of what appeared to be a prison inmate.
When crime-savvy Chris Mann becomes Attorney General, it will be more dangerous for our families. We just can’t allow that. We cannot risk our safety for Liberal Democrat Chris Mann. #ksbein pic.twitter.com/y39H8njhzA
— Kris W. Kobach (@KrisKobach1787) October 28, 2022
According to Fox News, the footage of Woods in the ad originally came from a documentary about the Carr brothers. However, it’s not clear why footage of Wood’s arrest was included in the documentary.
has reached out to Woods for comment.
While Woods was initially stopped and booked for drink driving in 2017, he eventually pleaded guilty to one charge of reckless driving and received probation.
Woods was initially pulled over and booked for drink driving, but eventually pled guilty to one charge of reckless driving and received probation
Woods said an “unexpected reaction” to prescription drugs — not alcohol — was the reason for his arrest. He said he understands the seriousness of the incident and accepts full responsibility.
“I want the public to know that alcohol wasn’t involved,” he said in 2017. “What happened was an unexpected reaction to prescribed medication. I didn’t realize that the mix of drugs affected me so much.’
In 2021, Woods was also involved in a single-vehicle accident that left him hospitalized for weeks and required surgery to repair open fractures to his right lower leg and other injuries to his foot and ankle.
He had doubled his speed on a California freeway before losing control and crashing his vehicle.
The golf legend made a sensational return to the course at the Masters in April.
The Carr brothers Reginald, 44, and Jonathan, 41, are on death row after killing five in a 2000 shooting spree in the Wichita area.
The clip of Woods was spliced with footage of the Carr brothers Reginald (left), 44, and Jonathan (right), 41, who are two convicted murderers currently on Kansas’ death row
In a statement via cjoonline, Mann’s spokeswoman Kelli Kee called the ad “absolutely false and misleading”.
“He needs to turn off the display,” Kee said. “Chris Mann is a former police officer who was injured on duty. Kris Kobach is not ashamed of the lies he tells to gain political power.’
Kobach launched a similar attack against Mann during a debate on Tuesday. He said: “In Kansas, the Attorney General plays a critical role in making sure our men and women in blue are protected from people who would kill them.
Chris Mann’s spokeswoman (pictured), Kelli Kee, called the ad “absolutely false and misleading”.
“And one of the ways to do that is to deter them with the death penalty.”
But Mann, a former Lawrence police officer and prosecutor who now works in private practice, insisted that while he personally opposes the death penalty, his job is to enforce the law.
“I never said I wouldn’t use the death penalty,” Mann said.