Fair enough, lets assume it was a cat fight in the rear galley. I can "sort of" understand the actions of the commander in this case, as it was:
- a domestic flight in the US
- on a US airline
- with US citizens as flight/cabin crew
My point is this:
If I had a cat fight in my rear galley, I don't drop down to land at the nearest suitable airport. I dont have the luxury of a vast swath of domestic airspace! I will be creating insurmountable problems.