This is awful, but I wonder what is technically illegal about it. It is a misleading and manipulative lie, but it's not illegal to lie about personal topics, I don't think.
"Do you feel capable of opening the exit in case of an emergency?"
-- Yes.
"Do you feel capable of throwing the old woman behind you of of the window in case of an emergency?"
-- What?
"Do you know how to punch someone unconscious if they fall to hysteria in case of an emergency?"
-- I would like to leave the plane now.
These standing seats have been coming next year for the past decade, but they always failed safety tests. Planes need to be evacuated within a certain time frame, which does not work when the plane is too densely packed.
I agree with you. If being misleading is equal to rape, then this rule can easily be abused.