well, thats what they did in this case, since they are now 'dead to flying' for the short term, maybe long term and forever term too..
without changing the underlying pathways that got them (and by extension, us) to that point, then all we have done is sated our thirst for blood and are just waiting for the next incident.
The human brain is too dynamic and inquisitive to take kindly to sitting idly for hours while the auto-pilot hums. They will fill this space with something. Since no more laptops allowed, look forward to the Abacus being the next maligned instrument in the cockpit