Originally Posted by law dawg
The FAMs have a ton of training that you do not have and the overwhelming majority have years of experience in the field and with violence. What training have you had? When was the last time someone tried to kill you? When was the last shooting/stabbing/assault you were in? You think the HR guy in 2E that had 3 Bloody Mary's and is asleep with his shoes off is the better choice...? Not moi.....
You can spend years and millions of dollars training farm animals to dance, but that doesn't make them Fred Astaire. On top of that the violations that we've heard about show us that these guys are not quite all the "best of the best". Sleeping on the job was one violation pointed out in the IG report. I'm sure that many if not most of them are really really good at what they do, but not all.
Actually I have a fair amount of experience in violent crowd control so I'm sure of how I will react. And yes many passengers will not be in shape or have the will to act. But I believe that enough will on most any flight in the world. That's why I haven't been afraid at all to fly after 9/11.