Except that they don't offer cash, they offer those stupid vouchers for another flight. I maybe do one trip a year where I fly, I have no use for those vouchers, so I sure wouldn't volunteer my seat.
Also, for those who are saying he has a questionable past: Yeah? So? What is its bearing on this situation now?
That'd be like saying "Well, that guy served time in prison, but has since been released. A cop pulled him over for speeding when he was clearly going the limit. He protested, so the cop beat him up. But since he's been in jail before we'll overlook the dirty cop."