Why do we no longer have people with common sense and dignity?
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You’re looking at it backwards. Everyone else on the plane, including those who deplaned as requested, demonstrated their common sense and dignity. The only passenger who didn’t was the doctor. He decided to trigger an altercation so he could sue the airline.
I don't believe that was his intent, but that is certainly one of the consequences.
I thought it was wrong of United to kick him off the plane, I thought his argument that he was a Dr. and needed to see patients in the morning should have carried some weight, but since the Flight Crew decided that he was one of the passengers that should leave, he should have maintained some dignity and left the airplane.
Any rational person would have realized that the situation would turn out badly for them if they tried to resist or fight. The Flight Crew held all the cards, and a person was not going to win such a confrontation.
Maybe later in court, but at that moment the situation had "loser" written all over it.