Probably not an issue of being bumped -- more likely just the 1st at the podium when VDB's were requested.

At a minimum, the police department should dock their pay, fire them, and get the airline credits as they were "earned" while on duty.

Regarding the comment earlier about the airlines being at fault for giving an immediate refund.... I don't think any of us want to have to wait 8-10 weeks for a refund to post -- let alone the fact there are people out there that do not have credit cards and certainly can't afford to wait for an airline to cut a check.

All this said -- wasn't this a posting about US -- not UA? Maybe another home is needed for the post.