Sorry. I didn't realize it wasn't just logic, but your logic.
greatest good for the greatest number.
got it.
some pigs are more equal than other pigs, especially if they are dressed well.
got it.
Threat ? What threat ?
Those who were to be removed were randomly picked. Not by how they were dressed.
He refused to go. Security didn't say, “Oh, you are nicely dressed, nevermind”.
This whole situation was poorly handled.
What he did or didn't did, what he does for a living or what he looks like or what's his history is immaterial.
You out to move away from the stream of consciousness writing style; it’s not doing you any favors.
My point in describing him as an elderly, Asian doctor was not to suggest he should have been exempt from a lottery if a lottery existed. It was a reflection of my belief that the elderly deserve our courtesy, and that the other facts we have been told about him do not suggest he was a big threat.
The fact that he and his wife offered at first to volunteer but demurred when he was told the next flight was the next afternoon suggests to me he is willing to accept inconvenience in the common good. I also think that manhandling elderly & children is especially heinous because both are relatively weaker. Additionally a concussion is much more dangerous in the elderly population.
I think you have exposed your own prejudices by jumping to conclusions & seeing elitism where I meant none.