Exactly. It's easy to wax rhetorical hypotheticals in news copy. In the real world, there are better ways to handle different things. Some things need leading

Exactly. It's easy to wax rhetorical hypotheticals in news copy. In the real world, there are better ways to handle different things. Some things need leading questions. Others with concern or prodding questions. Still other things can be joked about. Serious matters should be handled cautiously and perhaps with the input of others where appropriate. There are also some boundaries beyond which matters aren't someone's business to address.