It always saddens me that people have no courage in these situations. I include myself. Daring the crew to have Police filmed arresting passengers and dragging them off easyJet would have been a
PR nightmare too far.
A filmed viral youtube clip can be a killer.
People nicked, kids screaming, mothers weeping etc. Stelios would have gone nuts about damage to the brand. People on here and skytrax are manageable, screaming children on film with Poicemen is calamatous and would have encouraged another approach. ie Take the delay and defuel, putting all your passengers first rather than keeping the aircraft on time for it's next mission.
Of course the next flight would be delayed as there is no slack in the business model. Hmmm