This remains a continual puzzle to me. (Behavior on DU.)

[janterry]

55. I'm not seeing this as a place for that kind of discussion

Though I understand the question.

IMO if the security guard takes the fall for this, it's probably wrong. The pilot/crew/staff on the ground called them and told them to physically extract him from the plane. They did not call security to negotiate a higher stipend for the MD. As security, their job was to set a limit and then they were supposed to carry out the intervention.

If they physically retaliated against the Dr., then they were really wrong (and it's assault). Someone referred me to youtube, saying that people were calling it a beating, but I've not seen that evidence (not that it isn't there - just that I haven't seen it - I'm looking).

The space that they were managing him in was very small - and that makes it difficult (indeed, according to one passenger he hit is head on the armrest).

I guess I feel like there are several things going on. One is the policy is terrible and the staff should have continued to offer more money. Two, once boarded - leave the passengers alone. They are boarded. That's enough.

Third, security may have assaulted this man and it isn't (widely) reported yet. If they did, they need to be fired. But if this injury was the result of trying to get him off the plane, and they did the best they could - then those that wrote up the policy need to be held accountable.

Security just did what was in the policy (from what I can tell and - just for the record, I have experience doing physical management - but NONE in security and NONE in airports. So, I'm pretty ignorant after the physical management piece.