The United Airline assault on a passenger is just another symptom of authoritarianism

[Algernon Moncrieff]

95. I'm a big guy.

Between 250 & 300. So if I refused to give up a seat that I was contractually obligated to give up, thus interfering with the lawful operation of the aircraft, and interfering with the journey of however many other people that were on the aircraft and needed to get where they were going, I would reasonably expect:

1) To be asked at least two more times to leave
2) Barring that, to have 2-3 cops of whatever uniform drag me off the plane - possibly taser me.
3) Expect to be detained and possibly arrested at that point.

Four other people did not volunteer to leave. The terms of the ticket says someone gets picked in that situation. I've traveled a lot; I know the rules. An executive in my company once thought she was immune because she was a platinum frequent flyer; she was wrong. She was livid, but she left the plane. (not a plane I was on, or trust me, I'd have been leaving the plane - I like ongoing employment).