You're missing the point.  It doesn't matter whether the stories are real or not.  They're just there to illustrate his point that all of us commit minor infractions of the law from time to time and avoid the repercussions thanks to the level of privacy we're afforded by society.  If our privacy is stripped away we get in a situation where we could be prosecuted for giving our mothers a couple of pain killers after her back surgery.<p>Also, he's disclaimed up the top that<p><i>To the police and future employers:<p><pre><code>   1. I don’t really do illegal things. I’m actually a pretty top notch guy.

   2. Some of the stories in the article may be embellished/fabricated. I do have to say that, right?*</code></pre>