I feel like, public safety aside, people should be mad at these researchers because they give credibility to every ignorant politician, prosecutor, or journalis

I feel like, public safety aside, people should be mad at these researchers because they give credibility to every ignorant politician, prosecutor, or journalist out there who says that all hackers threaten the public good. How are you supposed to draw a line between blackhat and ethical hackers when the "ethical" ones endanger public safety all the same?