My question is why didn’t the pilots land at the nearest airport and refuse to fly any further?
Why was the dad allowing his 19 year old kid to do drugs and abuse people?
Due to safety concerns and/or the inability to get passengers to comply with instructions, it was the captain’s duty/obligation IMO to land the plane at the nearest airport. The fact that the flight continued, under adverse if not hazardous circumstances, sends the wrong message as in the future the authority of other captains in similar cicumstance may not be respected.