What other “stupid” rules would you like the passengers and the attendants to ignore? Smoking in the lavatory? Taking too long in the lavatory? Maybe 6 Arabic looking men convening back in the galley furiously praying? What the steward did was wrong. The airline making them enforce rules that the general public choose to disregard puts them in a sticky situation. Maybe if they blacklisted a few people for not turning off their cellphones or getting up early or or or we’d not have the delays and confrontations we currently have.
Love Amtrak! You can bring your own beer or wine onboard. Move about the ‘cabin’ while the train is moving and even when the train is pulling into the station. So much more customer friendly than flying.