I was not accusing any one of anything - I was merely applying what strikes me as a common sense supposition. If you have an emergency exit, as a layman I would have thought it sensible to have it manned, in the same way as those exits manned by CC. If the configuration or loading of an aircraft precludes the seating of some one adjacent to an emergency exit then as a fare paying passenger I would like to know, in order to make a reasoned decision, if not an 'expert' one, whether I wish to travel;.