So by virtue of claiming to be Mickey Spillane, journalists are given some carte blanche and are above the law? What this cat did was illegal and he should be punished. I remember the kid a number of months ago who hid questionable objects on SWA aircraft. He did so as a study of airline security, should he receive the protection you seem to believe journo's do? Where's the line? Next some tabloid tries it and claims immunity by virtue of some journalistic expose in the making, right next to the page three girl.
Who made journalists the sentinels of aviation safety? (besides themselves) There are many other entities I trust far more than the press. I don't think I am among a small minority in that feeling.