Originally Posted by
slats11
Basil
It has to be a lawful command
It also has to be a reasonable and justifiable command - and there is an implicit assumption such command pertains to safe operation of ship or plane.
I don't think any of these applied in this case.
Anyway, those of you clinging to the LAWFUL part will be confident the defendants will win in court. I wouldn't be so sure.
Yes, that's what I said, referring to UK law.
I am not confident of anything which will happen in court and, as I said before, "if as reported, this was a disgraceful assault on a legitimate passenger who had legally boarded the aircraft and was not behaving in a disruptive manner"