I wasn't necessarily thinking of the bathroom situation (although you certainly make a valid point). My point I suppose was that flight attendants are in a lot

I wasn't necessarily thinking of the bathroom situation (although you certainly make a valid point). My point I suppose was that flight attendants are in a lot of cases not going to be able to physically enforce their will on passengers. This is where other passengers step in, they are the ones who will come to the aid of the flight attendant to restore the peace. This doesn't mean that everyone will be throwing their own judgement out the window if someone has to use the restroom or complains about having to put their book away. It should go without saying though that reactions will seriously depend on the situation.