[The_Media_never_lie]

Oregon State Police officers notified the Portland Police Bureau’s Rapid Response Team that Warner had directed a high-powered, green laser into the eyes of numerous law enforcement officers attempting to disperse the riot. Warner resisted arrest, prompting officers to use force. Officers found a black, pen-style laser pointer on Warner’s person. Warner was taken into custody and later released.

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I will have to call b.s. on this. A laser pointer, although obnoxious is not a high powered laser. However, the recipients of the laser light have no way of knowing if they are being simply annoyed or are being blinded. Using a laser pointer on police, should be illegal and may be illegal, even if it is not a high powered laser.

[Red Patriot in Blue California]

I must respectfully disagree. Although many laser pens are in the range of a few mW (milliwatts),many are available from 500mW (1/2 Watt) up to 5000 mW (5 Watts) and higher.

Devices rated higher than 500 mW are rated Class 4 devices and can cause serious injury with either direct or reflected exposure.I worked for laser companies for 15 years and laser eye safety is no laughing matter.