Terrorists read our newspapers and watch our television. On 9/11 the terrorists on flight 93 never expected Americans to respond the way they did. They didn't think we'd fight back. That most certainly prevented other hijackings.
There's nothing heroic about my posting. I'm just intelligent enough to understand that it's very easy to disrupt a flight. Terrorists and nutjobs have known this for decades. That's why they choose them.
Most Americans these days won't be scared by a kook while on a flight. They'll understand the threat and subdue the kook, with or without air marshalls.
If that's what you call lame, so be it.
But I'll bet most people would rather be on a flight with people like me than you.
Got some bad news for you, the vast majority of people dislike sitting next to nervous passengers with diarrhea-of-the mouth.