I thought the the AMs job was to protect the plane and prevent hijackings. Since when is it their job to blow their cover over a " passenger who was acting in an odd and obstreperous manner."
I have seen lots of odd and obstreperous passengers who were effectively quieted by other pax.
Where is Dirty Harry when you need him. Oh, nevermind, he was standing in front of the plane scaring the **** out of the rest of the pax on board