Don't Do Stupid Things On An Airplane

Early in my work career I was chosen to serve on a Federal Grand Jury in Miami.  We really weren't called very often and when we were they were usually drug cases with video tapes of deals going down in hotels near the airport or indictments of people who were having a bad day, drank too much, and started acting out on the airplane.  Fighting with Flight Attendants or another passenger can be dangerous.  Given how crowded planes are these days, I'm surprised that these incidents are not reported more often.

The latest widely reported incident involved a devise that prevents the seat in front of you from reclining. Customer A threw a cup of water on Customer B who used the devise to inhibit Customer A's seat from reclining after Customer B refused to remove the devise after being asked to by the Flight Attendant.  The flight makes an unscheduled stop in Chicago to offload these miscreants and is delayed about 90 minutes on its way to Denver.

I'm of about three minds on this case.  A&B should indicted because they both seem like assholes.  There should be a special no fly list for folks that do this kind of stuff and the Airlines should provide vouchers for passengers inconvenienced by this kind of behavior because it keeps trying to treat passengers like sardines. The next step will have passengers hanging on a strap like they do on the subway, you pay extra for a seat.