Taking bags with you during an emergency evacuation can be deadly for passengers behind you—if there's a fire, every second can matter. Should there be criminal penalties for taking actions in an emergency that threaten other travelers?

EDIT: good decision on comments, reasonable proposals that taking a small item underneath seat not same as opening overhead bin and grabbing something really big.

EDIT: good discussions on comments, reasonable proposals that taking a small item underneath seat not same as opening overhead bin and grabbing something really big.