CR2
Ain't the phrase something like "any lawful command by the crew must be complied with yadda yadda yadda"? Is "smoking" an un-lit ciggie a crime? If not, is it a lawful command to ask pax to put out something that is not lit? I mean, in the extreme a command from a crew member to an attractive pax of the opposite sex, or same if so inclined, along the lines of "strip and blow me" would hardly be considered lawful? It should of course be, no doubt about that!
Irritating prat, absolutely. But an outright banning, or the threat of same? A good telling off, or even better, totally ignoring the "joker".