Originally Posted by
LessO2
The thing I don't get is how talking back to a flight attendant, albeit allegedly rude, constitutes "interference with a flight crew."
Simple. All the FA has to do is
feel threatened or intimidated (or actually* be assaulted in which case it's a no-brainer). That's the beauty of "interference"; it has to be disproved.
*
as opposed to 'Anger Management'-style assault