2 1/2 years for pointing laser at cop???

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Just a FYI for those that are not all that knowledgeable about lasers but I have built myself and can/have freely order for several board members here lasers that can and will cause permanent irreversible blindness within a nano second at close range exposure if hit in the eyes. These are hand held lasers that will set things on fire instantly when pointed at an object within 5-15 feet depending on the power. The green laser like the guy had was "probably" not strong enough to do any real damage. I have owned 532nm lasers (green) that I could put a dot on an object 5 miles away and clearly see it at night time. Not to mention that pretty much all of your high powered lasers look like light sabers at night time and will lead a straight line directly to the point of origination.

[Slow Five-O]

Some people have real lasers on guns. How are they to tell the difference from far away? Cops see it as a threat, and rightfully so.

[2011GT]

He's 22 and doing shit like this. Dumbass.

[Slow Five-O]

I've got just a stock green last with the good 900mah batteries and I have shined it a little over a mile away in the woods and it was super bright. They can get pretty crazy like inline said. That dude is a moron.

Idk what it is about lasers and flashlights that interest me...

[Moose242]

You don't know what class of laser that was...

I am not aware of any common military grade laser that puts out a visible light.

[crapstang]

If it was a strong laser, the press would have jumped all over that. "Rogue Extremist Blinds Pilot with Military-Grade Assault Laser"

[idrivea4banger]

If you can get one of the high strength green ones, you can do a lot of damage to someone's eyes, at some pretty far distances.

I'm standing outside, try it now!

[stevo]

Was it jail-worthy? Yes.
Two+ years? No.
22 years old? Not a kid.

I agree that it is a crime with the potential to cause serious harm to people. If it was a kid I would be for more leniency, but a 22 year old is a grown man. Still, not two + years.

Stevo

[03trubluGT]

First off, the title of the thread is misleading. He didn't shoot the laser at a cop, he shot it at the pilot of a police aircraft. The vast majority of pilots that fly LEO aircraft are not LEOs.

Second:

Was it jail-worthy? Yes.
Two+ years? No.
22 years old? Not a kid.

I agree that it is a crime with the potential to cause serious harm to people. If it was a kid I would be for more leniency, but a 22 year old is a grown man. Still, not two + years.

Stevo

Downing an aircraft could have a horrible outcome.

I wonder why the author put in the fact that the actor had two aliases? Was it because he had a criminal history? Was the sentence because of past offenses?

If this was a first offense, that punishment is waayyy to harsh, IMHO.

[jewozzy]

i remember seeing the video when this happened and it did infact blind the camera that was filming. lasers dont stay as a small dot as they are flashed. the further the distance the larger the laser beam becomes. also this wasn't the first time he was arrested. im sure that had plenty to do with why he received prison time as well. fuck him.

[slow99]

First off, the title of the thread is misleading. He didn't shoot the laser at a cop, he shot it at the pilot of a police aircraft. The vast majority of pilots that fly LEO aircraft are not LEOs.

I heard the list of police aircraft pilots is a virtual Who's Who of those who had a chance to fly with other outfits but ended up 3rd in their rotary wing classes.

[Captain Crawfish]

It's stupid thing to do... What makes it sad is you have this kid going to prison and say that waste of space "retired" Dallas Cowboy free for driving drunk and killing someone ...

but that guy had money the guy with the laser was probably a broke ass. look at OJ everybody knows he killed both of them but he had money so he walked

[JP135]

I heard the list of police aircraft pilots is a virtual Who's Who of those who had a chance to fly with other outfits but ended up 3rd in their rotary wing classes.

WTF?

Id challenge you to find one pilot who flies LE or civilian medevac who doesn't have YEARS of military experience. They don't hire pilots fresh out of flight school.

[slow99]

WTF?

Id challenge you to find one pilot who flies LE or civilian medevac who doesn't have YEARS of military experience. They don't hire pilots fresh out of flight school.

Jesus fucking Christ, keep up.

http://www.dfwmustangs.net/forums/showthread.php?t=47546

[Binky]

A class weak enough for a civilian to own? These people aren't getting military spec lasers here, give me a break.

I have several Wicked Lasers between 100mw up to 500mw and can tell you for a fact that they are scary powerful. Without goggles, just looking at the dot reflected off the wall at under 100ft will hurt your eyes.

It doesnt take more than a few milliseconds to do perm damage, but thats not the evil of these at night - what is bad when flying an aircraft at night is loosing your night vision to where you cant see your instruments . That doesn't take a straight shot in the eyeball - just hitting the aircraft and getting that light into the cockpit is enough.

I saw the video for this where they were tracking the guy with the FLIR and he kept popping the helicopter with it. He prolly thought he was gonna get away with it, but i'm glad he got the book thrown out at him.

If you want to be mad about murderers getting less time than this thenthats what you should be mad at - this guy got what he deserved