Dragged From Seat 1A, He Held His Ticket As The Cabin Turned Against Him

calm, his phone still in his hand. The Delta app was open, but the screen wasn’t visible to the crew yet. Around him, phones continued recording, the viewer counts climbing: fifteen thousand, twenty thousand, twenty-five thousand people watching live as injustice unfolded in real time.

“Five minutes to departure,” came another announcement. “Crew, please continue reading …