Originally Posted by
m0nkfish
Assuming in this instance the aircraft had not moved under its own power then surely the captain is not yet solely responsible under ICAO and FAR regulations?
I'd say, in this case, commanders authority is irrelevant. It appears that ground staff asked for the passenger to be removed.
Re all this guff about power-crazed captains: I never had a pre-departure incident of this nature in all of my career nor have I witnessed one.
Had it happened, I'd have advised the passenger of my wishes and also that it was much better to deal with me than with the police. As I say, fortunately, that decision never arose.