W. Va. reporter arrested for 'yelling questions' at HHS secretary

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(05-10-2017, 01:48 PM)bfine32 Wrote:
I've never seen any protocol where actively trying to breech Secret Service will not get you in trouble.

I will say if he were arrested for simply asking a question; then there is a problem, I have mentioned my displeasure with the way the Trump administration has dealt with the media in the past. However, the examples I remember were simply disagreeing with the validity of their stance. If we are arresting folks for simply asking questions; as the OP suggest, then we have a serious problem.

Depends on the situation.


Media are, normally, given different treatment. If this was a guy on the street shouting a question and trying to push through SS, then I would agree. If it's a reporter who — based off my own experience with security details — normally shouts a question and pushes through the detail, I disagree.

It's entirely up to the individual, though. As in courtrooms where a judge has authority to limit some devices, discussion, photos, etc. It boils down to personal preference. I've been in courtrooms where the judge ordered court security to keep things minimally intrusive, and others where judges didn't care if reporters sat up near the bench. Lawmakers, likewise, are able to allow or disallow how strict their security details are. If the norm for Price is to allow reporters into some areas and ask questions, then he — in my opinion — made a significant error by ordering or in the least allowing that protocol to change because he was didn't want to answer a question.