You should take your own advice. There was no airport in New Mexico, Arizona or Nevada the captain could have landed at? If the closest airport after nearly two hours was El Paso then Continental has a lot of problems.
Further information shows that the unruliness was due to a stewardess throwing a bag of peanuts at a passenger who responded by throwing a drink at the stewardess. I certainly hope the stewardess was also removed from the flight.
I don't know whether there was or not. I was responding to your comment that the flight went only 600 NM in whatever time you suggested. Now, if you would have originally said what you just stated now, such as saying "Why didn't they land in New Mexico, Arizona, or Nevada" instead of what you did say, that would have been an interesting question and not a ridiculous comment.
I understand why you feel the need to lash back at someone who pointed out your stupid statement, but my response wasn't idiotic. Your original comment was.
Further information shows that the unruliness was due to a stewardess throwing a bag of peanuts at a passenger who responded by throwing a drink at the stewardess. I certainly hope the stewardess was also removed from the flight.
That's fine, but it has nothing to do with your original statement.
You seem to have a need to defend the unruliness of passengers, and I am wondering why.