Originally Posted by
FWAAA
I'm ok with people trying to skirt the electronics rules, but if caught, there is no excuse for berating the FA. The proper conduct is to sheepishly, quietly COMPLY and not breach the peace.
Precisely. I typically turn my phone on airplane mode and mute rather than turning it off, despite knowing what the rule is, because I know what the potential impact is. However, if I were caught in this way, I would have no qualms about fully powering down.
My guess is that the guy was more pissed about being caught lying than about actually having to power down.
Cheers.