The dirty secret of the last 130 years of American politics is that democrats win only by use of thugs, fraud, physical intimidation, criminal activity, and rigged elections.
Bruce Stuck and colleagues nicely demonstrated the nature of any realistic exposure when they asked a group of individuals to attempt to point a laser at a detector positioned to simulate the human eye at a distance of a few meters, to see how long the laser beam would remain within the detector's 7-mm aperture (Stuck, et al 2003). The study showed that a hand-held beam only occasionally and momentarily entered the detector, such that cumulative exposures never exceeded the applicable exposure limit. Ophthalmologists, such as Professor Martin Mainster at the University of Kansas Medical Center, have carefully reviewed many incidents and have published a number of papers and editorials in ophthalmology journals, noting the sensationalism that is frequently associated with laser exposures. Mainster explains the concerns expressed by many when dazzled, and why some people think that they have been "blinded" when in fact they have only experienced temporary visual disturbances.
Based on data that have been collected to date, momentary laser pointer exposure does not produce a risk of permanent injury. In most individuals the aversion response will terminate a commercial laser exposure to less than a quarter of a second. So there is no realistic risk of eye damage from accidental viewing of Class 3R commercial laser pointers even at relatively close distances. Brief exposures during the performance of critical tasks, however, can be very disruptive and could cause accidents.
Dem goons squeeling to get some press. Now, if they had been hit with a 40 watt, FR pumped, IR laser - well, that would be different then, eh?
I find it interesting that the dems think they need to counter Bryson's campaign. I would have thought Bredeson had a virtual lock on the race. Bryson will be in my town of Cookeville this evening, perhaps i'll go watch the festivities.
Heck, that ain't nuthin.
Ask Charlotte Burkes about her husband's (Tommy) oppponent up thar on the Plateau.
Loony liberals are all over the place, even here in Tennessee. Guess that's where that (locally) famous quote came from "Some people just need killing."
Both my east Tennessee grandfathers were democrats. I had a LONG discussion with one of them the first time I voted, for Ronald Reagan.
This grandpa was a Roosevelt Dem. He said RSV put meat on his table, and he would always be a democrat.
My Daddy, also a registered Democrat, and the most CONSERVATIVE person I have ever known, turned to his Dad and said "Yea, Daddy, I remember that meat -- it was possum, squirrel and anything you killed."
Daddy also voted for Ronald Reagan. Even though he registered Democrat, he was, well, I already said it.
I still have family members here in the Volunteer State, home of Andrew Johnson/Jackson, Polk, Davy Crockett, countless diplomats and scoundrels, who are ACTIVE in the Democrat party here, but I cancel out everything they do :)
They were seeing red