Mud whatever...you're a non-rev...if I had to return to the gate for you or your yappy little pet...you're getting off...so much for your card...
Would have been just fine, I would have filed a FSR on the airline and probably persued a civil suite...
I was not a non-rev, comprehension goes a long way. If I was I would have kept quiet, as I threatened FAR's they assumed I was.
They at the time they did the thing that benefited all most, you could learn from them, stay quiet and carry on with the flight.