In message someone claiming to be Fly Guy
typed:

But with regard to holding me on a plane for 7 hours against my will,
here we have a corporation (a legal person) interfering with my
liberty. Unless this has already been dealt with by the supreme court,
I say that it's high time that it should be.

First off, let me say that I agree completely; however, I'm going to
play devil's advocate a bit here.

So here's the question: Say someone takes it to court and the court
rules that people have the unqualified right to leave whenever they
want. Now what?

You're flying from city X to city Y, you've landed in city Z and are
stuck on a plane for 6 hours and decide to leave. What's your next
move?

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