much better to have someone there than not
Why?
The chances of a person being incapacitated, by virtue of sitting in that row are not reduced. The seats have same crashworthiness as the rest of economy and they are not fitted with four point harnesses.
I'd prefer to see the exit row
empty with no seat row, because it would allow those that
do survive the hard landing a clearer run once they get to the exit.
If they are meant to be emergency exits why do we block it with +200kgs of flammable fatty tissue?
Mickjoebill