Hmmm, a very very lenient Captain. I have no tolerance for these kinds of incidents, I had a guy hauled off the aircraft a few months ago on arrival as he had been consuming his own alcohol and was then very 'abusive' to the crew and passengers around them when asked to stop. He carried on like a child for the rest of the flight, quite a few passengers commented that I had been a bit harsh when they saw him 'subdued' by the cops. The cops then asked what I would like them to do, my choice was a formal charge for being drunk onboard an aircraft or an on the spot fine in the order of $1000 for being intoxicated onboard the aircraft. I opted for the fine, I certainly haven't lost any sleep over it at all. The company were great and ultimately it is up to the Captain whether he wants to give just a warning or escalate it further, in this case I would have gone out of my way to get him formally charged and chucked in the slammer for the night. No excuse for that kind of behaviour.
