out of morbid curiosity* i persist, i guess:
And the Truth Shall Set You Free!!*
Well its taken many pages of drivel, outright crap that there is some underlying safety consideration, but here we finally have it summed up in Jungles last post
It really comes down to petty jealousy. (Which we really all knew anyway)
You can sugar coat it all you like - this is all it is.
What amazes me still, despite it being said countless times before, and you are still
completely oblivious to it, is that this provision may very well be
used to save your bacon one day by helping your travel beneficiary out
Now this may be a false assumption, but given your outright hatred of a group getting a new entitlement (esp tech crew having final say) , I suspect you may be the type of person who other crew members - be they cabin crew or tech, are unlikely to go out of their way to help you.
So my suggestion (free of course), is cheer up, and instead of being so negative, petty, and jealous, look at is as a positive.
*Liar Liar Jim Cary