Hey pal.
There's a reason I used the word "privileges" instead of "rights" in my post.
Let me restate it then. An ABCNEWS ID confers no more "privileges" upon a person than a Burger King ID does. It will only allow those privileges that have been negotiated with those providing security. If you want to get into Burger King Corporate HQ, your Burger King ID will confer privileges on you that your ABCNEWS ID will not. An ABCNEWS ID is not a free pass.
Why won't you answer the question? If it was a public event, wny are you supporting the illegal immigrant allies who demanded an ID from someone they apparently didn't like? What's this crap about what ID was being presented? Did you see the ID? Was it a press credential, an employment ID, a business card? You said the guy could get fired over it. Did you see it? Do you know what you're talking about?