Many here seem to have a private axe to grind, especially 649c - a failed controller possibly? BTW the Bud dog was a pitbull with both eyes.
As ATC Watcher has pointed out, PN;s instruction was given before the TCAS avoidance alert occurred. Accepting this as being correct, from that point on he was also just a "passenger"
By their sensationalist, irresponsible reporting of the controller's identity and address, the media is an accessory to his murder and I hope that those involved are prosecuted to the full extent of the law.