Originally Posted by
Rick777
The passenger had given up his seat and been compensated. He changed his mind and snuck back on the plane illegally. He intentionally made a scene to get attention and more money from United. It worked. United should have had him arrested and pressed charges against him. Instead they tried to make nice with him. It didn't work.
I think your memory of the incident is pretty flawed. I think if you read a few reports you'll see that he refused to surrender his seat when chosen by whatever means (unlike the other 3 selected passengers, who took the voucher and deplaned) it was only after he was forcibly dragged off the airplane that he managed to sneak back on.