Right. At least until YOU are the one who draws the short straw. Then everything changes.
Any logically-operated airline isn’t going to yank a customer already cleared, and allowed to board and get seated, in order to seat a passenger who has NOT already been cleared and boarded the plane.
Maybe. But I’ll guarantee you this, I won’t be refusing a lawful order from a police officer, you?
I’ll take the compensation and move on with life.