Did you watch the video ? I can see the perp threw the first punch against someone in authority.
There is
more to the story here:
Black passenger intervenes after woman punches flight attendant in face Video obtained by CBS News shows the moment a Southwest Airlines flight attendant was punched by a passenger after asking her to keep her seat belt fastened during a flight from Sacramento to San Diego Sunday.
Video obtained by CBS News shows Vyvianna Quinonez, 28, punching the flight attendant's face, with another passenger jumping in to stop the attack. "Sit down!" yelled a man as he blocked Quinonez from the flight attendant, whose face was bleeding. "Don't you dare touch a flight attendant like that."
I can see the perp threw the first punch against someone in authority.
You can see that she threw the first punch after the video started.
You have no idea what happened prior.