[areafiftyone]

He could have waited thirty minutes to go to the bathroom. What I would like to know is why did he give a thumbs up to another passenger as he returned to his seat? It was as if he was saying "screw you" to the flight attendant. This guy was a troublemaker.

[TheBattman]

Ummmm....

Hypothetical situation:

I grab a bite to eat at my departure airport from one of the lovely food venders. Upon boarding the plane I get an awfull churning feeling in my gut. 30 minutes into the flight I am running to the bathroom to keep from crapping my pants. Things settle down a bit for a while, but about 30 minutes before we are to land (ok- in this case - Salt Lake City) I get the most awfull cramps and can feel the squirts getting ready to blow out the seat of my pants. I better just sit there and crap my seat?

I don't think so......this is going just too far. Now I'm not implying that this is the situation in the real news story, but what is a person suppose to do in a bathroom emergency? Take out a barf bag and pull your drawers down and try to crap in the bag?

Now, I have seen passengers on flights that just refused to follow the instructions for staying in seats. On the other hand, exactly where do you draw the line?

[flamefront]

This guy was a troublemaker.

Gestapo tactics aside, that's how I read into this guy's intentions, too. He appeared to be intentionally planning to break the rules. Foul on both sides -- the marshals should have just tied him up alone with the 'thumbs up' companion.

Well, the courts will have fun now.

[flamefront]

This guy was a troublemaker.

Gestapo tactics aside, that's how I read into this guy's intentions, too. He appeared to be intentionally planning to break the rules. Foul on both sides -- the marshals should have just tied him up alone with the 'thumbs up' companion.

Well, the courts will have fun now.

[lawdude]

"He could have waited thirty minutes to go to the bathroom."

I have prostate cancer and the treatment for it (in my case) causes very, VERY irregular bladder control. When the urge hits, I have but seconds to find a SUITABLE container! BTW, this urge can hit 15-20 times a day and sometimes 3-4 times in a one hour period.

Unpleasant at best. Embarrassing to say the least. Since I had 90+ radioactive iodine seeds implanted in my prostate (to reside there for ever and ever), along with 25 massive and particularly focussed radiation treatments, the problem has lessened.

Now, before you make these pronouncements, I suggest you get a bit more information. I know one thing....

I will not fly on any plane that makes these stupid f'in rules!