Originally Posted by
emma69
Erm, the airlines specifically tell you to pack fragile / valuable items etc. in your hand luggage, so presumably they agree with the premise of others understanding that something in your bag could be fragile / delicate.
They may tell you not to pack it in hold baggage, but that's not the same as telling you to pack any breakables in soft hand baggage.
I don't know where you're from so I've just checked a couple of USA and an ME airlines' websites and couldn't see any directive like you suggest. Maybe if you point one out I'll better understand where you're coming from.
Originally Posted by
emma69
Maybe you are happy for someone to put their leaking meatball sub on top of your belongings, or slam their overweight oversize rollaboard on top of your laptop (seen both happen to other people, resulting in a smashed laptop screen and flying tempers, and a suit carrier and its contents covered in red sauce), .....
Similar to yourself I expect, I would not be at all happy with any of the acts you describe. However, two wrongs do not make a right and using these examples to justify your own selfish behaviour does not hold water. Issues such as these should be addressed in their own right.