The person could very well have been a suicide bomber and suicide bombers I suppose have no fear and their actions unpredictable. It should have been clear to this person that it might be risky for herself considering the current level of paranoia at airports.
As I wrote back in February after the Aqua Teen Hunger Force incident, for prosecutors to win their case, they must prove that (1) Star transported the LED-sweatshirt (2) "with the intent to cause anxiety, unrest, fear or personal discomfort." (3) Also, a person must "reasonably" believe that the LED-sweatshirt was (4) a "device for endangering life or doing unusual damage to property, or both, by fire or explosion." See:
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