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Man who pointed laser at aircraft lands a 30-month prison sentence
New York (CNN) -- A judge in California has sent a strong message to anyone who thinks that pointing lasers at aircraft is just harmless fun 'n' games. U.S. District Judge Stephen V. Wilson sentenced a 19-year-old man on Monday to 30 months in federal prison for shining a laser pointer at a plane and police helicopter, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney's Office, which prosecuted the case. (www.cnn.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
PERFECT JUDGEMENT AND REALLY A STRONG MESSAGE.
I think this a classic example of why parents need to teach right and wrong better. Today, people think silly little things like this is just fun and games and is a big prank, but fail to realize just how dangerous it is to do something like this.
But, who am I kidding, with the way parents defend their kids actions nowadays, more incidents like this are bound to happen and with disastrous consequences.
But, who am I kidding, with the way parents defend their kids actions nowadays, more incidents like this are bound to happen and with disastrous consequences.
I don't think they would have found him with just shinning it in the Cessna...What made him get in jail was the stupid mistake of shinning it in a police helicopter!!
Im not justifing what he did at all.
One thing to mess with a civilian, another with a cop. Your probably right.
Glad to see they are finally cracking down on this. Got one right in the windshield one night on short final. I reported it to the tower and I saw the police chopper going up a few minutes later when I was buttoning up the plane. Not sure if it was for that but made me feel good.
"Gardenhire had no idea that the deceptively ordinary laser he had borrowed from a friend was powerful enough to be seen by, much less distract, a pilot thousands of feet away," wrote attorney Sean Kennedy.
Really? What other reason could he possibly have had to do it, then?
Really? What other reason could he possibly have had to do it, then?