Originally Posted by PatrickHenry1775
In the situation described, the party that brought the soda pop on the flight should discreetly finish the beverage. However, it is bad enough that TSA has banned beverages. Other passengers should not snitch on someone trying to drink a beverage.
There are people who have certain disabilities that require drinking while eating. In today's LA Times (pg A 16) there was an article about people who have had radiation for head and/or neck cancer that kills the salivary glands. It also mentioned a disease called Sjogren's syndrome which is an autoimmune disorder that destroys salivary glands. These people would have a very difficult time swallowing food without drinking liquid.
I'm not saying that this was the case with this particular passenger but, in any case, I wouldn't say anything.