Originally Posted by
Rdenney
Yes, but when you call the cops, the probability of a physical confrontation increases substantially, and that requires no great powers of prophecy. That was the fateful decision here. When faced with implacable refusal, the GA could just as easily have said, "Okay, sir." and moved to the next person on the list.
The problem with that is if the GA just accepted Dao's refusal, the next person(s) on the list, seeing that refusing the request will let them stay on the plane, will simply refuse also.