Reporter Arrested on Orders of Giuliani Press Secretary

Manchester, NH - Freelance reporter Matt Lepacek, reporting for Infowars.com, was arrested for asking a question to one of Giuliani's staff members in a press conference. The press secretary identified the New York based reporter as having previously asked Giuliani about his prior knowledge of WTC building collapses and ordered his arrest.

Lepacek's behaviour did not warrant his arrest for felony criminal trespass. Lepacek possessed press credentials from CNN at the time, and in this footage, he was not asked to remove himself from the event. New Hampshire law states that "a person is guilty of criminal trespass if, knowing he is not licensed or privileged to do so, he enters or remains in any place." clearly, his arrest was wrongful. I hope that any charges bought against him will be dropped or dismissed.

However, his behaviour was aggressive and obnoxious, and he certainly should have been asked to leave, or removed from the building.

The rights of Freedom of Speech and Freedom of The Press, come with many responsibilities. Foremost among these is the responsibility to use the freedom and power that these rights provide effectively and positively. It is the duty of The Press, indeed, all Americans, to use these privileges to instigate positive and meaningful change. Lepacek's intentions were admirable, he asked difficult questions that he felt needed to be answered, I applaud him for that. However, his methods were ill-thought out, and ineffective; clearly, there were many better approaches that he could have taken.

Watch the video, read their article, draw your own conclusions:

http://www.jonesreport.com/articles/050607_reporter_arrested_giuliani_orders.html

-Bedeo

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