AJ man, wtf happened to you?
Has he ever not been like this? Because he hasn't since I met him.
At any rate, I think there's an important distinction that needs to be made here. I don't know any DM that would allow a rogue to ignore all prereqs for the bonus feat ability they get at high level. That being said, according to the rules, you DON'T have to meet them.
Now, I require they meet the prereqs anyway, but I at least make the distinction that the rules were written otherwise. I speculate that's not what the designers intended, but that's merely speculation as I don't know the designers.