to those involved with the lga southwest deal. did you report the lack of leadership to the ntsb?
The captain should make the decisions based upon all available facts. Sometimes the captain does not get all the information, or gets it wrong.
but for the average passenger, just jumping out of a plane on the runway or taxiway (we don't make our airports with tarmac here) is pretty dumb.
BUT if you do have special information like: can't stay in my seat with my seatbelt fastened because my seat has fallen through the bottom of the plane, do call it to the captain's attention.