This kid was probably just a dumb lout and didn’t know a thing about flying or even about lasers. However, they can blind, and even a brief blinding is not good for a pilot (even flying on instruments).
I know the usual FR ant-police crowd is going to surface here screaming “police overreaction, these were just boys having fun,” but it’s actually very dangerous. These kids may or may not have known that, but I think they’ll remember it now.
“I know the usual FR ant-police crowd is going to surface here screaming “police overreaction, these were just boys having fun,” but it’s actually very dangerous. These kids may or may not have known that, but I think they’ll remember it now.”
Agree. I too feel bad when people get in trouble with stuff that didn’t even exist in the recent past. 20 years ago no one cared what you did inside your car when you drove - now you lose your license (or worse) if you don’t wear seatbelts (due to airbags) or talk on your phone (which didn’t exist).
But people do need to be ‘educated’ and it’s not easy to reach them in LaHood otherwise - so you have to hit them with what is a blunt instrument.