Originally Posted by CMK10
I had a bit of a conundrum last week on this issue. I was flying PHX-BUR on America West and while we sat in line for take-off, the kid in front of me was playing on his Gameboy. I wouldn't have noticed if the sound wasn't on (he asked his mother if he was allowed to have it on, she said yes) but anyway, what he was doing was in violation of the rules. Ultimately I decided not to say anything, should I have?
No. Thats the FA;s job. As we all know, the only reason they tell you to turn off all electronics is so they have your attention should something go wrong on take off or landing. A gameboy will not interfer with the navagation equipment as will anything else. Let the FA argue with the rude person.