TV reporters can be real pushy a$$hats. About 6 years ago my area was undermined by a long wall coal maine. The ground was rolling and houses were cracking. The local TV reporters were all over like wolves. I threw two jerks off my property. I can see where these folks are coming from.
My kids all know that you never talk to the media. You ignore them. If they get pushy you push back.
“I can see where these folks are coming from.”
Your ‘seeing where these [those] folks come from” does not give them the right to assault them. They should do 2-5 years!