Joe Miller's security handcuffs journalist at town hall

Alaska Dispatch editor Tony Hopfinger was handcuffed by security guards at a Joe Miller town hall event Sunday afternoon. Hopfinger says he approached Miller to ask questions, but was arrested for half an hour until police arrived.

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[wewatch007]

@hanksnow82 This was labeled a TOWN HALL MEETING what part of that falls under private? And please tell me ONE meeting that any other party candidate has held AWAY from or apart from everyday citizen or the PRESS?~Chirp~Chirp~This is NOT how we hold and stay true to The US Constitution, you should be hanging your head in shame when you take a look @ this security company (no license) and illegally handcuffing the press? You're kidding right please tell me you don't still play with a GI Joe doll

[MamoDad]

The only thing more ridiculous than thugs like Miller and Fulton are the miserably ignorant and hypocritical idiots who defend them.

What an absolutely pathetic bunch.

[Linus2014Cougar]

@Billshut100 Yeah... because freedom of the press is unconstitutional. Miller is a shady character, and for him not answering what the public needs to know really doesn't make it any better. I'm voting Murkowski because she's not afraid to confront the media when we need to know.

[uchihaangelus]

@Billshut100 Technically the reporter could countersue as well. If it was true that the Town Hall was done, they could have avoided the questions, ignored the reporter and just left. That would've been smarter. Instead we have this.

[Billshut100]

The reporter resorted to violence,admittedly He needs to be charged

The Dispatch can be sued for millions,

I suspect that Miller will forego that if he wins but lookout if he loses.

Just because a reporter wants to ask a question , it doesn't mean that everyone elses rights are now limited.

The reporter and his news org were action likeStalin's henchmen

[RidingYamaha47]

@BoredomCorner Because, the security is able to detain him, if they find a mistameanor assault charge then thats what they will charge him with if thats what they find it as. If you watch any show once some one is shoved police are called to investigate.

[BoredomCorner]

@hobo59 Try me again when the Teabaggers aren't this bad, themselves.

[BoredomCorner]

@hobo59 It would also be identical if a conservative did the same thing, except you would be defending the conservative as a victim of liberal society.

[BoredomCorner]

@RidingYamaha47 So why did the real cops leave him alone?

[BoredomCorner]

@mojofortherepublic ...By that logic, aren't you gay every time you go into a public bathroom right behind someone else? What are you, stupid?

[BoredomCorner]

@wewatch007 I've seen hanksnow before, he's a tin-pot fascist.

[BoredomCorner]

@tubette69 Maybe it's because these guards overreacted too.