“resisting”
That was the man’s “crime”?
The whole affair was United’s fault. United should have BOUGHT their 4 standby crew members tickets on another airline leaving near the same time, going the same way, so they’d be where they wanted them later on.
Alternatively, they should have kept offering more money until enough passengers voluntarily gave their seat up.
This is my point also. Perhaps if United offered cash instead of crappy, restricted vouchers, volunteers would have surfaced. I’d have jumped up for $800 cash, hotel, and flight the next day.