Idk why u say “designed to protect the guilty under the guise of protecting the innocent”.. it clearly does both. It does protect the innocent. That is a fact! It also does protect the guilty! Both are true. It makes it harder to have a strong view when you must acknowledge both facts I suppose
So he's either not reading his replies or he's being deliberately irresponsible. My guess, based on his profile and online behavior, is that he's trying to ride the coattails of getting some exposure online.
My guess is he found this vulnerability on accident, freaked out, and tweeted about it. Probably has limited infosec experience.