> The fact that AAQ can’t answer Avram’s question in a direct manner
I am saying that if there is a trace of inappropriate behavior in the man, that he is doing some aveira, however slight. Even if he is in a window seat.
If you are suggesting a Zeresh character that attacks a totally innocent man because he is Jewish, then it is kiddush Hashem as is halakha when we are prosecuted as Jews. If she is simply a deranged person, then a kiddush Hashem and chesed would be to make her calm down by sitting down. Again, this presumes I understood the halakha properly that it is ok/desirable to sit down. That is why I brought those quotes. Let me know if you read this differently.