What the hell else were they supposed to do with that asshat?

As much as I hate to fly, and the sometimes bad attitudes of flight crews,
they have to have some way to deal with belligerent morons.
This guy physically assaulted people.
On the ground, the cops would have tased him at the very least.

See, now on a milk run Greyhound, first, nobody is ever crazy enough to try this with the other passengers on your typical trip, but second, the reason is we all will fuck you up. No lie. LOL

That asshole deserved it

Suspended with pay until investigation is complete. I have faith that the company will reinstate them and create a a protocol for attendents to follow when someone crazy gets on board. In fact they may develop some standard restraints to use.