You are the one who knee-jerked a reaction without comprehending the story.
This guy was obviously doing this for attention, which is not a wise thing to do when going through airport security.
“What reasonable person would take those items into an airport in this day and age?”
yeah, art he said. i agree, performance art: the art of looking like a jackass. and naturally the tsa was jealous because they want a monopoly on the art of being a jackass in an airport.