Originally Posted by
Waterhorse
Its also worthy of note that disobeying a legal order of the aircraft commander where it relates to the safety and regularity (for that read normality) of flight, is a criminal offence and can put you in deep dark smelly stuff
Well, jumping a red light or dropping litter in the street are criminal offences too. Let us keep a sense of proportion: failing to comply with an instruction from the captain to turn your phone off is not gonna land you in jail.