Well, the inquiry I was trying to make was: What behaviour determines when a passenger will be thrown off a plane? We have the weakness of second guessing in this particular case, because I wasn't there and everything I've heard was through a second party. Hopefully we can get that rectified.
Let's say the guy never used profanity or made threats against anyone or anything. Let's say he just made a couple of rude, wise-ass comments. Would that warrant ejecting him from the plane?
I'll be the first to admit that if he used ANY form of profanity or threatened anyone or anything, in any manner, he should, rightly, have been escorted off the plane so fast his head would be spinning. There's no excuse for that type of behaviour.
On the other hand, if he did NOT use profanity and did NOT threaten anyone or anything, if he was only guilty of being rude and making a wise-ass comment or two, is that grounds for expulsion?
The responses I've seen here is, "Yes, it could be."
[This message has been edited by Mr. Perplexed (edited 01 July 2001).]