Originally Posted by
LuvAirFrance
Given the perceived level of threat, why would air marshals even be needed? Again like I say, you aren't the audience for the security theater. It is people who'd never think of chasing airline miles. Now, another slant would be "how much security theater could we buy at a very insignificant expenditure?" Lets say we cut the budget for this 95 percent. Could we possibly keep all the casual flyers going just because it looks like we have security? This is what security theater means to me. A lot of activity with no real purpose except to convince the credulous to keep flying.
On what info are you basing this assumption. I know people at work, in my neighborhood, and in social circles that are most assuredly not frequent flyers and loathe the TSA for all it is worth. They complain about the rude, arrogant attitude at the moat and the mindless, lazy TSO zombies that walk around aimlessly looking self-important.
Again, these are not frequent flyers, but people that utilize an airport - maybe - once or twice every couple of years.
It is the TSA that seems to be turning people off to traveling.