Originally Posted by das
The F/As don't see the incident, so no reaction from them, but if they did, would this guy have been ejected? Seems almost like child abuse to me, because this was no accident.
Hard to make a judgement call without having actually seen it or the guy - but I think I'd be more concerned about the child than I would about him flying on the airplane. Was anyone else (soberly?) travelling with them?
If I let him on board, at least I can choose not to serve him if I think he's already drunk...increase the odds that he'll at least land sober. If it were obviously a problem, I might make some small talk with him and find out on the sly if he's driving at his destination.