My point is that the specific incident I pointed to--pulling the guy off his plane at the last minute and giving him a pat-down--doesn't seem to be connected to

My point is that the specific incident I pointed to--pulling the guy off his plane at the last minute and giving him a pat-down--doesn't seem to be connected to any sort of legitimate policing activity. He's not suspected of a violent crime, and they can't talk to him for very long with the plane ready to leave the gate. It seems pretty clear that the point of pulling him off the plane for a pat-down was to embarrass him in front of the other passengers rather than any legitimate law-enforcement purpose.