Me thinks the fact that Ryanair have referred it to the Essex police and not either the Spanish or Irish police is an attempt to kick this into the long grass. The engines were not turning, the aircraft was parked in Spain. What authority do the boys in blue at Stansted have. None I suspect. I hate Ryanair with a passion but only for the way they treat their passengers and employees. I can't legislate for behaviour like this. I wonder if an on time departure was more in the crew's minds than doing the right thing and throwing this guy off the flight.