Originally Posted by
SkiAdcock
On a dif (non-flying) BB I frequent, they're blaming the doc & saying he should have followed law enforcement orders, that it's things like this that illustrate the break-down in society, that they wouldn't have liked getting off the plane, but once you're told to do something by LE you should do it. Oh, and that the doc could have complained afterward/painted UA in a bad light.
I don't even know where to start to respond to that! Ideas?
Cheers.
Many posters in this thread have taken that position. The usual answer is that you're not obligated to follow illegitimate demands from LE. These LEOs violated department policy and have been placed on leave. Further, UA should never have called them in the first place. Many posters decry the authoritarian mindset which demands blind obedience to LEOs, even when the LEOs are wrong.
As a random example, many LEOs have ordered people not to film them, but unless the filmers are creating a safety issue or interfering with police business, they almost always have the right to film and courts have upheld that right. Should people be following these illegitimate LEO orders?