I enjoy mucking about with lasers and other forms of potentially dangerous technology as much as the next fellow, which is why I think the judge should throw the book at this guy. Aiming a laser at an airliner is either increadibly stupid or evil. Either way, throw the book at him.
I would guess that these idiots would point the laser to the plane from their backyard. I’m sure every square inch of mother earth is being recorded by satellites from above and they just look at the beam where it contacts the ground and there you go you have the backyard of the subject.
Next time go down the block right!