Man violently removed from United Airlines plane. ~Update~ United may have broken the law.

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Hiku said:

~Update~

The Young Turks read through United's guidelines, and found no reference about forceable removal. They mention that you can be refunded, or have your ticket canceled (which sounds like steps that should be taken before letting the passanger unto the plane) but nothing about being dragged out if you refuse.
They're going to look into this further, but this means that United may have even broken the law.

~Update 2~
One of the security officers has been suspended following this incident.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4396986/Passengers-film-moment-police-drag-man-United-plane.html

Doesn't necessarily mean the law has been broken. The plane is private property, and when the owner of the property is legally able to demand that you leave then there is likely to be a legal defence of reasonable use of force in what amounts to trespass. 

If someone can assert the right to shoot and kill someone for stepping on their property without permission, then surely non-lethal forceable removal from private property is likely to be defencible in court.