What happened to the professor was simply incredible. AS owes him a huge apology.

I feel like we are in some communist country where youe can be reported by a neighbor who evesdrops on you. Any one of us could have gone to the bathroom, made a couple of urgent calls, and looked pensively into the air while reading a difficult book. Better yet, maybe someone just wants my aisle seat!

The accused should have had the right to face the accuser.