Apart from the social media hysteria and the hysteria on here . . . is there not an actual safety issue - if the unthinkable happens and you (sitting in the row behind) end up in a brace position with that seat pitch, your head is very likely to be 'damaged' by the protruding armrests and protruding fixtures on the armrests in the case of an impact, all clearly visible in the pictures. Is the brace position safety case valid in that case ?
Personally, I would not sit in the row behind, I'd get off and screw the consequences to EJ, my flight will have cost pennies anyway and my safety is worth more than that.
Surely the aviation industry has _some_ safety standards towards the paying public rather than just 'screw em and make some money' ?
Fd