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Has everyone watched the video? There is a point in the video where "things went wrong" and it happens right before the officer makes the decision to physically
by speby 10y ago
Has everyone watched the video? There is a point in the video where "things went wrong" and it happens right before the officer makes the decision to physically touch the passenger and begin to assault him in order to remove him.
Immediately before that point, there are a multitude of things that could have been done or done differently. The choice was made by that one individual to physically take hold of the passenger who was ultimately, peacefully, declining to deplane.
For example ... the officers could have:
1. Explained to the passenger and everyone around him about how he is single-handedly delaying everyone else's arrival home right now.
2. Gave several warnings, spaced out appropriately over time, that increased levels of escalation will be involved, up to and including the point of physical removal. In other words, telling him he will be forcefully removed against his will for not obeying the law.
... and so on with certainly more creative approaches that I wouldn't necessarily expect a typical police officer to think of and/or employ.
- Mithaldu 10y agoThe officers should've told the flight staff they're outside their legal rights.