I was in court a few months back following issues with a passenger who failed to obey the instructions of the cabin crew ( and the usual abusive language when asked).
I was less than impressed with the Horsham magistrates attitude that failed to take the Inccident very seriously but they had to base their judgment on the evidence as presented by the CPS lawyer who I would best describe as ineffective ( if I told the whole truth no doubt he would try to sue me).
However at the end of the day the defendant must have coughed up over £1000 in fines, travel expenses and Lawyers fees so I guess he will think twice about abusing the cabin crew in the future.
I also now know who I will call if I find myself up in front of the magistrates, the defendants lawyer was superb, as she wiped the floor with the lawyer from the CPS.