Just defending the principle of ownership and of following the instructions of crew and law enforcement.
We would be critical of a young black man who got “manhandled” after refusing to follow police instructions. Not sure why the rules are different for an old Asian man.
Rule 21, entitled “Refusal of Transport,” is very different because it clearly and expressly covers situations in which a passenger who has already boarded the plane can be removed… The rule, which unlike the denied boarding rule does provide for removal “from the aircraft at any point,” lists some two dozen justifications including: unruly behavior, intoxication, inability to fit into one seat, medical problems or concerns, etc. But nowhere in the list of some two dozen reasons is there anything about over booking, the need to free up seats, the need for seats to accommodate crew members to be used on a different flight etc.
yeah, a prudent person would bitch but acquiesce to the request to get off. that in no way justifies the manner in which this guy was forced off the plane and there is little doubt that he's going to be one very rich elderly Asian man.