And who then should have taken it up? If you are postulating "these aren't the guys with the authority", then please answer the question as to where were the guys with the Authority, and why weren't they called?
Are you suggesting "the guys with authority" wouldn't be called? That they wouldn't "assist" Mr. Dao off the plane?
Tell me where you are going with this, because you haven't explained anything.
This is a stupid quibble about whether or not these guys had the authority, and whether they did or didn't, (i'm thinking they did.) someone who did have the authority was going to come along and eject Mr. Dao.
Or do you believe the Airline was just going to say, "Okay, we are just going to do what you want Mr. Dao. We give up! You have the right to control our passenger manifest and flight crew. Sorry we bothered you."
I am not going anywhere with it.You are free to do with it as you please. You are free to have your opinion. You are free to go with it where you please. Your opinion is as valid as anyone else’s. The facts are that you are not informed as you think you are. Go back to the beginning. The Agency the thugs worked for stated stated that they had no powers of arrest.And they also stated that their employees acted improperly and were on suspension while being investigated with the possibility of criminal charges being filed against them [or words t that effect]. The guy that is alleged to have did the hitting was suspended right away.His accomplices were suspended as the investigation progressed.They did have limited powers of detention. They were not authorized to carry firearms. Their primary duty was to keep people out of unauthorized areas. Should his removal from the airplane been necessary because of a legal reason, it would have been done by sworn police officers with full police powers. Lastly, if the three thugs had been acting within the scope of their powers [authority] and their actions were righteous, why were they suspended?