Here's what you wrote:
Reporters should be able to go into the field without being molested.
"Reporters" are male and female...no?
I just think you are incorrect in thinking that "reporters" should be immune to harm when covering "events". They go in to the "field" at their own peril.
BTW...is it a stereotype for you to think that anyone who questions you...is a mouth breathing redneck?
Mouth breathing redneck ... well, if you resemble that!
You really do need to get a dictionary. Do you know the meaning of the work “molested”? It does not just refer to sexual molestation.
What were they saying earlier about “knuckle draggers”?