Originally Posted by
atakacs
BTW is it true that there have been more air marshals arrested than arrest by air marshals since they've been generalised?
I do not know if this is true, but it wouldn't be a fair statistic anyway. You're ignoring the deterrence factor. If Mr. Abdul Badguy knows there might be an armed lunatic on the aircraft, they are less likely to act up.
And deterrence doesn't work if nobody ever hears about the program. If you have to show your junk to a FA to get in the news, then so be it. Or so the logic might go.