Originally Posted by
raehl311
Serious. He was asked to leave and refused. That's criminal. He was asked to leave by law enforcement and refused. Criminal again.
Really? Would you like to point to a particular Illinois or federal statute to back this claim up?
Originally Posted by
raehl311
So? A property owner doesn't need any reason to demand that someone leaves their property.
Yet again, do you have a source for this very general claim, given that the passenger entered into a contract with United and paid them for the use of their property?
(Hint: there is a thread on Flyertalk with over 4000 posts where this exact issue has been discussed to some lengths. Most posters seem to acknowledge that the matter is a tad more subtle than you suggest.)