[user104658]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

I would imagine that there are a standard set of guidelines on when a particular bathroom visit becomes suspicious

There probably are, I guarantee that one of them is not "barge through the door without even giving enough warning for the person to wipe their arse and pull up their pants". They should at LEAST have said something like "I have to inform you that following security guidelines, I have to open this door from the outside if you don't come out in [set time]" to give whoever is in there time to at least get themself off the toilet and covered up? Even have a printed notice inside the toilet that says "10 minutes maximum, if you are unwell and need prolonged toilet access please talk to a member of crew" or something... I mean, on these small planes that often only have one toilet, that would probably be a courteous thing to have anyway.

Honestly, if we're at the point of being so "security conscious" that we've abandoned the concept of human decency and the right to a bit of privacy on the toilet then what is even the point any more?