Originally Posted by
edmundronald
although their job profile should allow them to say "we followed orders"
That hasn't worked since Nuremberg. There's no way a private citizen (aka "rent-a-cop"), or even a real cop come to that, should be able to get away with that as an excuse for assaulting someone.
EDIT:
Which makes one wonder when the airline is going to sue the rent-a-cops for the reputational damage resulting from their criminal action ("we never told them to
beat the guy up FFS").