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What I observed
People may not agree with the rules, but there are consequences. I was on a flight last year when the guy behind me refused to obey the flight attendant after repeated requests to turn off his ipod. He took it a step further and insulted the attendant and another guy during the 'discussion'. We waited on the tarmac while this was going on. After another discussion and argument, he was given an ultimatum to shut off his device, or the marshalls would be waiting for him. He did not, and when we landed we all remained seated while the marshalls came on the plane and excorted him off. He was really apologetic then, and denied that he ever was abusive toward the attendant.
IMO, that moron got what he deserved. Not only was he rude and disrespectful, he delayed everyone else on the plane because of his selfishness.
I fly very often and turn off my phone and reader when taking off and landing. And I do not understand what is so critical about having to be contantly entertained or stimulated.
There should be no issue with a discussion of the scientific merits of having a particular device on or off. But that is a something that few people are qualified to discuss knowledgably.
Bob
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