I read the article, and saw that he mentioned his race, but for the most part it seemed to me that he was respectful and compliant. I guess there’s more to the story, but I’m going to respect his attitude. I didn’t watch the video.
His attitude was to argue for over 9 minutes while seated at the gate. His conversation may have polite but over 9 minutes of delay after being asked to get off the plane is hostile.
“In that environment I’m at their mercy,” Hamilton told TMJ4. “I’m a paying customer, but I have no say. Being in the body I’m in, as a black man, I’m already so aware of people and situations around me. I knew something weird was happening. The blessing in that moment is that there were other people there who were able to see it, and call it for what it was.”
Last line “...call it for what it was.” And what was it? “Being in the body I’m in, as a black man,...”.
He went to the head during taxing and he got thrown off for it. Maybe if he was a white man, or yellow man, or red man it would not have happened we won’t know for sure. But It took over 9 minutes after getting back to the gate for him to voluntarily leave the plane. That is hostile and aggressive.
I guess now anyone category of aggrieved people can feel secure in leaving their seat during taxing. More than likely there will be a massive crack down on all violations.