federal air marshals have committed suicide. several more have died in questionable accidents, and armed federal air marshals sleep deprived are breaking down on assignments, turning to medications and alcohol. would i sitting on a plane want a stressed-out federal air marshall, potentially suicidal air marshall on that plane with me? you would not. sonia hightower says the threat of a suicidal air marshall is just the beginning. on board an aircraft, they must respond to a threat at any moment. some are falling apart. they are exhausted. they are having memory loss. they are being forgetful. they condition move. they can t respond fast to things and the agency was not prepared for someone to document that as well as har vrd did in
have died in questionable accidents and some armed federal air marshals, sleep deprived and mentally exhausting from gruelling flight schedules, are breaking down on assignments, turning to medications and alcohol. would i sitting on a plane want a stressed out federal air marshal potentially suicidal air marshal on that plane with me? you would not? sonia hightower, a recently retired federal air marshal says the threat of a suicidal air marshal is just the beginning. on board an aircraft, the armed federal air marshal must respond at a moment s notice to any threat and right now, she says, some air marshals are falling apart. air marshals are exhausted, having memory loss, being forgetful, they can t move, they can t respond fast to things. and the agency was not prepared for someone to document that as well as harvard did in their study. reporter: this is that study.