As this story unfolds, I think you’re going to keep finding out that your position was wrong.

And before you say the man was already boarded, “deny boarding” can happen at anytime, even after the plane has pushed of the gate.

The airline did not break a contract. It is spelled out in the Contract of Carriage.

You would have to read the terms of the contract, but in most cases an officer will honor the request of a property owner and let a judge decide.

I find it kind of ironically funny that the corporation violated a legally binding agreement and you think it’s cool that they therefore called the cops on someone and had them dragged out violently.

Depends whether he had paid to sit on the couch. If he had a contract stating he was allowed the use of the couch for a week the cops would probably tell you to pound sand.

The part you’re overlooking is that he paid for the temporary use of that private property and has a contract to that effect. Good try though...

Except trespassing is a criminal offense. Not a civil one.

The police should have just told UA that it’s a Civil matter and they could sue the passenger if they so wished.

... but libertarians tend to have this pro-corp POV, either out of ignorance or whatever.

It’s a utopian ideology thought up by teenagers, not a political ideology with any intellectual grounding. That’s why it’s funny.

I’m a libertarian and agree with this logic. Though, I’d still like to see him sue the shit out of United.

So what you’re saying is that the corporation has a right to make a profit and that is more important than the man’s right to be free from physical harm?

The man wasn’t “unruly” ... he was sitting in his seat, which he was perfectly in his rights to do so because he entered into a contract with the airline entitling…

Doesn’t change anything. They wouldn’t have had cause to be involved unless they reported he was breaking a law, which he wasn’t. The preponderance of evidence defaulted to the airline carrier and what you should be asking yourself is “Why? Why is a corporation being trusted more than an individual?” In Illinois, even…

Except he wasn’t trespassing. The two parties signed a contract giving him ownership of that seat for the duration of the flight. If the airline disputed this, then they can go to court AFTER his flight lands. But they don’t get to use goons to enforce contract law. That can only be done at the direction of a judge.…

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They could very well be liable for the man’s injury, especially if they knowingly made false claims to the police.

Depends... did you enter into a contract with that bar, business, or the use of someone’s property? Does a landlord have a right to randomly call up the police and have them throw you out? How about tenants that stay beyond their contract lease? Hint: No. The police do not have the authority to intervene in a civil…

Alternatively they could have cancelled the flight. Why would you give a crap about that plane taking off if you’re not on it? The airline signed a contract agreeing to deliver you to a destination. They then refused to honor that agreement. It’s not your problem why they can’t honor it, they have already accepted…

I’m also a libertarian and mostly agree with your interpretation of events except that I don’t think the man was actually trespassing. He had a right to be in the seat per the terms of contract. If an employee for the airline was claiming otherwise, then the police have two options: they can side with the airline and…