How does the saying go...? "Blessed are the self righteous, for they think they will inherit the earth".
Those who understand legal matters might realise that an appearance in court costs far more than any fine awarded. The man saved someone else's life and I for one put that above anything else. He took a risk in the hope of doing so and it paid off, at least until the authorities found out.
Ironically, there have been two very recent fatal accidents involving EMS helicopters, one of them killing the patient as well as the crew. No doubt some might see those those flights were "OK" because the crew were fully legal to go and fully authorised. Will the deceased pilots be pursued in court?
Btw, I wouldn't have thought any different about the subject, even if it had been yourself stuck on a mountain bluff tied to a tree and with a badly broken leg, Sid.
But I might have hoped for a lower cloud base....