"Abusive or Profane Language" is a bullshit charge, but she's lucky she didn't get hauled into Federal court instead.

Well, actually, I agree with the woman, not with Amy. At least as presented in the story: she was painting her nails in her seat. A flight attendant asked her to stop, after she had done 8 nails, and she did. Later in the flight, not wanting to bother her fellow passengers, she decided to finish the last two nails in the toilet.

Sure, the solvent in nail polish is a bit pungent, but it dissipates pretty quickly. Seems to me the idea with the toilet was reasonable.

Exactly what words were exchanged, and how she and the flight attendant acted towards one another? There's not enough information in the article to really tell, and this is very subjective anyway.

What is not subjective is Southwest asking the police to arrest her on a charge of "abusive profane language". Involving the police for something like this is nuts in the first place. In the second place, what kind of crime is that? Since when is profanity illegal?

At least the judge at least saw how ridiculous the situation was, and simply dismissed the charges.

Forget the fumes! Who the hell wants to see complete strangers grooming themselves? It's disgusting. Enough with the hair brushing, makeup application, nail filing and clipping, zit squeezing, nail polishing and the rest. And it's not just women, either. Whatever happened to decorum?

The police were involved in this schoolyard squabble? She was thrown in jail?

I agree with a_random_guy, much ado about nothing. Are we going to start arresting people with crying babies, people that snore, or old people with flatulance?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5hVMFjDAA8

It WAS rude. She shouldn't have been arrested though- it's not illegal to be an inconsiderate bitch. Or even to have bad sharpie-marker eyebrows.

Perhaps she should not have been arrested, but I am 100% with Amy - nail polish fumes are horrid, and I don't want to breath then in during a 2 hour flight. I also don't want to breath in hairspray, perfume, or breath spray. I don't want to watch you put your mascara on, or clean out your disgusting hair brush. If you must groom, do it in the damn airplane bathroom, or in the terminal bathroom once you're off the plane.
Why, WHY do people think it is acceptable to do things like brushing their teeth in a public space? I don't even allow my husband to see me shaving my legs. I sure as hell don't want to watch someone's morning routine 14 inches from my face on a packed 737.

>> The bathroom is also no place to take your noxious fumes.

OOps- my bad.

Random Guy...a bit pungent?!?! I can walk into my house hours after one of my daughters has painted finger/toe nails and still smell the odor! It's a lot pungent and if I can smell it hours after its use in my home it's going to be exponentially worse on a plane. I would have complained too!

One thing I've learned flying is you don't want to piss of the flight crew, they have the ability to make your life a living hell. And if you swear at one of them, you're going to be in big trouble. Hopefully, she learned her lesson.

What the heck was she thinking? Nail polish is bad enought in an OPEN space, let alone a tiny bathroom.

My hospital has a "no scent" policy. Employees are not allowed to wear perfume, or use heavily scented soap, lotion, or deodorant. We're also not allowed to show up for our shifts smelling like food odors. (A nurses' assistant was sent home because she reeked of curry.)
All this may seem a bit draconian, but if you were ill and in the hospital, would you really want your nurse leaning over you after bathing in Chanel Number 5? I sure wouldn't!

In some jurisdictions, it is illegal to be a profane asshole. Non-southerners should be advised.

How'd she get a bottle of toxic liquid past the TSA strip search?

The terrorists have won.

for those of 'ya's that think it's not such a big deal, MANY asthma sufferers would be triggered to have an attack if you were to put on a VOC ridden nail polish in a pressurized tube flying through the air.

I know it works that way with me... and in the past there have been several times when I had to ask women to stop doing that because it was making me have an asthma attack. reason n+1 that I avoid flying if possible.

taint worth it, unless you are going to antoher continent or something.

Inconsiderate bitch...

If she would have been sitting by me that nail polish would have been in the trash bin. People should not put up with this kind of bullshit. And for those of you who think the smell is not that bad, or will "dissipate": that is complete and utter bullshit as well.

SwissArmyD - Thank you, thank you, thank you!

That is exactly the problem that most non-asthma sufferers do NOT understand. Something like this is LIFE-THREATENING to some who have asthma.

And yes, I said life-threatening and I mean it. This isn't just rude it is something that can kill me.

The same goes for any strong smell, whether it be nail polish, perfume or cologne, feminine hygiene products, or a smoker whose hair and clothes stink like stale tobacco - your smell can kill me.

Ditto Sara. I have my teenaged daughter do her nails outside. It doesn't make me physically ill, but there's no reason I should have to endure a completely unnecessary, pervasive, long-lasting stench.

It's a perfect example of egoist behaviour, thanks to the television and other media.

If you take a look at the phone or chat conversations of teenagers you can see the damage of today deseducation