[heeby]

Since we have no other way to get to other continents in most cases "not flying" is impractical. You often there the "if you don't like it don't so and so" when someone has a problem with stupidity. That is a very weak response to wrongs. The TSA and airlines have used the guise of safety to implement a lot of stupid rules and actions. Those who so blindly defend this actions are part of the problem not someone who reads a harmless Kindle on a plane. Some people cannot see the forest for the trees.

Every flight you take has active consumer electronics on it...whether people who don't turn them off and aren't noticed, or those who forget items in their bag, or those used by the pilots of flight crew...and planes are not falling out of the sky and in fact none have EVER crashed due to this. Common sense people. I do not text when driving, or get drunk and fly a plane, or shoot at houses or any other irresponsible behaviour. But I will not turn off a Kindle unless backed into a corner...most of the time you can just cover it up or say you are turning it off and when they leave get on with it and nothing happens. Again proof is in the pudding about safety.

I would love to see a list of the rules those of you who are so insistent break every day, and I know you do because nobody follows all rules.