I refuse to "voluntarily" give up a seat I have paid for, and am, in fact, occupying, and some

[OrwellwasRight]

150. wow way to make assumptions

His rights were violated when he was battered. I never said otherwise. That proves my point. The cops were protecting United's PROPERTY, not the customer. Is that clear enough for you?

I never argued that United's contract (of Adhesion, by the way) doesn't say that. Nor did I argue that FAA rules don't require that all passengers follow all instructions of flight crew. They most certainly do. This guy was not compliant with those instructions. Legally, United had every right to throw him off because the laws are designed to protect United, not the customer who paid for the seat. The cops protected United's property interest more than they protected anything else.

I said our laws protect property far more stringently than they any other right, whether that be bodily integrity, civil liberties, what have you. You have not disproved this. You have reaffirmed it.

Is that clear enough for you?