Originally Posted by
zombietooth
It doesn't matter what actually happened, it matters how the FA perceived it. This is the same situation with sexual harassment these days; you should never touch anybody unless you know the person very well. Also, you'll note that I said you shouldn't argue with a FA either. There was no de-escalation here by either party and, in the end, the FA is always going to win. Being right doesn't get you anything.
I don't disagree with any of this. But nor do I agree that this was a standard "two pax with same seat assignment" scenario that got out of hand because of a "belligerent pax".