The main problem was the way the Capt carried on. He showed no respect for operations or anybody else.
Uumm, interestingly blinkered assertion. Actually, he showed respect for himself, his family, all of his fellow crew members and ... Oh Yes, almost forget, those strange things down the back end. What are we called again? You know, the ones who buy their ticket in the presumption that the airline and it's staff is going to do all in it's power to complete their side of the contract in a manner that will result in them arriving safely at their destination.
Since he refused to operate whilst fatigured it
also means that he showed respect for his company and employer, by saving them the risk of something going horribly wrong. This man showed respect all around and I can only hope that when I have to take an FR flight in January (much against my wishes) that this man (or his best friend) will be on the flight deck.