That does not mean that any person who was invloved was wrong in their actions.
Oh yes they were!
They inconvenienced the passengers of the flight that were subjected to one hour delay, forced Virgin to employ a standby pilot (with the expences related), disrupted the life of the accused pilot and subjected him to the libel we saw on this forum and the press.
All for a wrongly assessed SMELL!
I suppose an experienced policeman should be able to understand if somebody is under the influence and unable to perform his duties as a pilot from his behaviour, without being a simple and brainless smell-meter operator.
Or maybe not?