Originally Posted by
Calliopeflyer
I have a feeling that if the US was not known to be such a litigious society (one of the top in the world), they wouldn't have to enforce the rules so much - or to have enacted such strict rules in the first place. They are afraid of getting sued, because even frivolous law suits eat up a lot of time and money.
While that probably feeds into it, I've definitely run into my share of FAs, just like I've run into my share of TSA employees, who feel that their little bit of situational authority means they are allowed to be a tin pot despot, lording over all they see.