[QUOTE Loud enough so that everyone in the vicinity would hear it and the perpetrator would be thoroughly embarrassed and not do it again. If they did it a 2nd time, they'd have a broken jaw. ][/QUOTE]

So another adult who thinks it's OK to disturb the whole cabin and then resort to violence when someone has an issue with it.:td:

So another adult who thinks its OK to put his hands on a complete stranger while he is asleep and is dumbfounded to discover that there might be a violent response.

Instead of being critical you should thank him for his post. Should you decide to poke a complete stranger on a plane because he is snoring and get a shot in the face for your troubles don't say you weren't aware of the possibility.

https://i.imgur.com/nhiY6HP.jpg

Even this dog could win the case of "guy breaks another guys jaw because he was mad about getting woken up on a plane".

It's not mad about being woken up but a possible reaction to someone putting his hands on you while you are asleep. The court will also take into account that the person poking a sleeping stranger instigated the encounter and is therefore partially responsible.

Keep your hands to yourself. Winning in court when your jaw is wired shut and you are drinking your meals through a straw is hardly a victory.

So you do condone violence in reply to a gentle prod on the shoulder-a non-violent act?? I think I realise who has the real issue. Now where can i find a link to anger management classes for you?

This thread has great content when it comes to "keyboard courage".

Where can I find reading comprehension classes for you? Nowhere in this thread have I condoned or threatened a physical response. What I have pointed out is that a violent response is a possibility and to seek alternatives to putting your hands on sleeping strangers and shaking them awake because they are snoring.

Keep your hands to yourself unless you are prepared to deal with the potential consequences.

Yep. Whole platoon of Keyboard Warriors.

At one point I had a job as a camp counselor for at risk teens. Some of them had PTSD, symptoms of which include an "exaggerated startle response" when someone touches them while sleeping. (I'll leave it unsaid why a teenager would start punching anyone who touched them while sleeping)

This response can also be found in POWs and other veterans.

If you wake someone up with such a condition, you will not have much of a case since you commited battery on a sleeping person.

This doesn't mean being poked while sleeping is a license to deliver a beat down, but if you lash out instinctively at someone you have not committed a crime.

Also keep in mind that many states have "stand your ground" laws which do not distinguish between what type of battery was inflicted.

In general, the law takes a dim view of people who commit crimes then expect their victims to moderate their responses to verbal replies.