In Defense of the Knee Defender

The flight was headed from Newark to Denver, but the plane was diverted to Chicago's O'Hare International Airport mid-flight after two passengers got in a squabble. One man used the Knee Defender and wouldn't remove it when asked by a flight attendant.

Rhik Samadder: For those keen to avoid a mile-high fracas, such as the one over a reclining seat that got the plane diverted, here's a handy guide.

The flight was headed from Newark to Denver, but the plane was diverted to Chicago's O'Hare International Airport mid-flight after two passengers got in a squabble. One man used the Knee Defender and wouldn't remove it when asked by a flight attendant.

A United Airlines flight from Newark to Denver had to land in Chicago Sunday because two passengers were acting like entitled dicks and air travel is fucking awful. At the center of the fight: A device called the Knee Defender, 

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — A passenger scuffle at 35,000 feet is keeping a Washington, D.C., entrepreneur busy. Ira Goldman, the inventor of a pair of clips called “Knee Defender,” says the website that sells the product has