blah blah lotsa useless words because this ceased being about any kind of right vs wrong the instant the first video was uploaded to YouTube. Perception becomes reality, as UAL is going to find out when they sign the check.
“Perception becomes reality”
Correct.
And Emotions become Logic. Way too many people saw that video and their emotions went into overdrive and they themselves wanted to sue United for a bazillion bucks.
But yet when we leave perceptions and emotions off the table and apply reality and logic - United wins.
Sometimes your choices are stupid and right, or smart and wrong.
I have a friend who years ago was riding a bicycle and was hit by a dump truck.
He said he had the right of way, so he just went ahead even though he saw the dump truck start to move.
I asked him later why he didn’t just let the dump truck go. He told me you have to enforce your rights. You just can’t let them walk all over you.
He told me this while he was wearing a cast, holding a cane.