GCal
He was seated at an emergency exit and was a long time airline employee. He judged the situation safe and went.
That is exactly what I would do.
He is an idiot and so are you.
You do not have all the information. In the LGA instance was there any need for a full emergency evac? Where was the immediate danger to life? Just because a gear has failed doesn't necessarily mean it's a trauma. No fire? No structural deformation? Wait it out and let the professionals do their job.