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He was released 30 minutes later with the governor admitting it was a bad arrest.

>>monoca+(OP)
Whether they are charged with a crime is up to the governor, ultimately.

But, the state police -- if they order a street closed -- are well within their rights to CLEAR the street. If the person won't budge, they can forcibly remove them. Which they did. That is being 'arrested.' There are no exceptions for reporters.

>>monoca+(OP)
Additionally, there was another CNN crew within sight of this one that was approached, handled the situation in the same way with the same answers, and was told that they're good to stay where they are. That one was led by a white reporter.

>>lurque+d1
The reporter was complying; he was asking which direction they should go when he was arrested.

>>monoca+B1
How much time should the police give him to decide whether to walk 10 feet to the left, or 10 feet to the right?

Three minutes?

Five minutes?

An hour?

The cameraman was literally STANDING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET while stating that they were there to report on the CLOSURE OF THE STREET.

>>lurque+53
The cameraman was literally standing where directed to stand by the police.