No one's ever accused MIT students of being closely in touch with reality as a group.

The story does raise an interesting point. What if you end up being suspected of carrying a bomb, either because you did something stupid (i.e. this person) or because of an innocent mistake (several 'bombs' in luggage which turned out to be other things) or even worse because someone decides to maliciously accuse you (TSA screener, gate agent, etc.)? The story definitely gives the shoot first, ask questions later impression which is good for the people carrying bombs. But what about those who are not?

I could see this story having had a far different headline such as "MIT student carrying suspected bomb shot and killed by police at Logan"