The thing that’s missing for me in this reclined seat/seat punching incident is whether there was any communication between the parties before the punching started. I still think the punching is overkill and the ultimate fault with poor plane design, but.
A couple of years ago I was on a long trainride when someone got into the (pre-booked) seat in front of me and reclined it the whole way, so it was almost flat. I had almost no room and couldn’t sleep anymore (I was exhausted), as I’d been pillowing my head on the folddown tray.
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After a while I politely asked the person in front if she could maybe put her chair up a bit. She apologised profusely but couldn’t for medical reasons: she’d just had intensive eye surgery, was in much pain & was under doctor’s orders to lie down. She couldn’t fly, hence train.
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However, both she and the friend looking after her were extremely kind and offered to let the friend swap seats with me, so I could sleep and have more space. They were both lovely people and had to repeatedly explain the seat down to stewards who pointed out the room it took up.
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Point being, if the punching dude asked the lady if she could give him room and she had a reason for needing it back, he’s 1000% a douche. If she was rude and brushed off his discomfort for no reason, he’s still a douche but so is she. But antisocial design is still the real evil
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