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Originally Posted by BinaryLife
I do not agree that shining a laser at a moving car warrants any prison term at all. An airplane, certainly. A car however, not. Having seen the effects first hand and not experiencing it the way described. (with a strong green laser pointer by the way) my reaction was simply to slow down. Not swerve or jam on my breaks or freak out. In fact, I saw a green beam and figured, hey some dude shops think geek, or http://www.dragonlasers.com/
Maybe people need to control themselves so that jamming on their breaks in an attempt to insta-stop every time something surprising happens instead of blaming anything they can.
I will say this, however, while I don't think it warrants a prison sentence; the act itself is still malicious. In fact, I can't think of a non-malicious reason to shine a laser pointer at a car. It clearly warrants some kind of disciplinary act. |
The thing is, people react differently. Not everyone reacts the same way you do. Either way, if you can't see where you are going, you may still end up in an accident.
Maybe 3 years is excessive... but 30 days, 90 days, or even 6 months isn't. Depending, of course, on the damage/injuries inflicted.