A man wouldn’t leave an overbooked United flight, so he was dragged off

Re:A man wouldn’t leave an overbooked United flight, so he w... by AnimalMuppet on Monday April 10, 2017 @01:10PM (#14080435)

Well, in your example, I can't run over the kid, but I can call the cops, and have them come and physically remove him. So that's almost exactly what happened, except that the burly guy wasn't a cop (or at least wasn't in uniform).

The cops were there, though, and were (at least tacitly) authorizing the guy to try to physically remove the passenger. Is that legal and/or moral? Or does it have to be a uniformed officer before it becomes legal and moral?

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Re:A man wouldn’t leave an overbooked United flight, so he w... by inputcoffee on Monday April 10, 2017 @01:16PM (#14080532)

I thought they were both cops.

Having a cop makes it legal, but the moral question is the one we are arguing.

I think the cop has the responsibility to remove the kid without endangering the kid.

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Re:A man wouldn’t leave an overbooked United flight, so he w... by AnimalMuppet on Monday April 10, 2017 @01:23PM (#14080606)

It's easy for a couple of cops (or even one) to remove a kid from your driveway, even a kid who doesn't want to be removed. Removing an adult from what appeared to be a window seat is going to be harder. That is, the adult can make it harder to do without causing harm to the adult. (Also, the adult is presumably more aware of the potential consequences of their actions.)

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