Originally Posted by
HNLbasedFlyer
I would love to see a source that a FA is responsible at 30,000 feet (or 0 feet) of breaking up a fight other than letting the pilot know. FA's aren't guards - and quite frankly, the typical FA, in my experience certainly cannot physically break up a fistfight on a plane. At best, they know where restraints are located and would certainly need fellow passengers to assist in taking control of a rogue passenger.
Is a pilot a guard? Or is a pilot a pilot? The FA's have as much responsibility for breaking up fights as the pilot does.