http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/teen-charged-with-laser-strikes-on-police-chopper-1.2728875
How can someone get a kick out of pointing lasers at helicopters and planes? Seems pretty boring to me.

Boring isn't the word I'd use. Extremely fucking stupid and dangerous is more suitable. 

That's a large laser.

Who in the right mind would do something this stupid?

Haha, seriously, how stupid can one person be? Ignoring the whole danger and interfering with police business stuff. Pointing a laser at a helicopter that is specifically designed to find people who are hiding, knowing full and well they're going to spot you has to be one of the dumbest ideas that could have ever come across a persons mind.

In the Seattle area its bad, at least one a week its slowing down though

I had a kid point a lazer at me, he almost got shot I thought it was a tactical lazer sight mounted on a gun

Edited August 6, 201411 yr by gatekeeper

This is, unfortunately, incredibly common. I've heard of 2m watt (or whatever laser measurements are) being shone at helicopters before. Certainly in TVP we've had numerous arrests of people doing such things.

 

A majority of the time it isn't done out of malice. Considering they're mostly shone at night, people can't tell if it's a police helicopter specifically- if they could I'm sure they wouldn't do it.

It makes sense for the teens to be arrested, but I do not get how it is an assault charge. Partial blindness from laser maybe?

 

Still, It is stupid and dangerous to do that.

They tend to do that over here too every now and then, latest one I heard of was about a week or 2 ago. Thing is, they can see where you are and sending a ground unit is as easy as pressing the radio button and ask for one to go to the location of said moron with laser pointer. Safe to say, cops aren't amused on arrival...

This is, unfortunately, incredibly common. I've heard of 2m watt (or whatever laser measurements are) being shone at helicopters before. Certainly in TVP we've had numerous arrests of people doing such things.

 

A majority of the time it isn't done out of malice. Considering they're mostly shone at night, people can't tell if it's a police helicopter specifically- if they could I'm sure they wouldn't do it.

There is no difference between police helicopters and Boeing/Airbus passenger jets.

Police copters have 2 pilots, and big jets have about 200 people. Both are bad, but 200 people is worse than 2.

There is no difference between police helicopters and Boeing/Airbus passenger jets.

Police copters have 2 pilots, and big jets have about 200 people. Both are bad, but 200 people is worse than 2.

I think the point Stripe was trying to make is that had they have clearly seen it was a POLICE helicopter they would likely not have shone a laser at it knowing full well they would get caught. Whereas if they shone it at an ordinary helicopter, there is no guarantee they would be caught.

Just wanted to clarify that for you.

 

Regardless, people should be careful with lasers and not use them to be stupid with. The only time a laser is acceptable to be stupid with is if you happen to have a cat, and a vast amount of space in your living room. (No cats were harmed in this act...unless the cat is stupid and ran into a table or something)

 

Oh and, generally speaking police helicopters have 3 people on board. Pilot, co-pilot and navigator/operator. (They do in the UK anyway, may differ depending on country I guess)

Edited August 6, 201411 yr by LukeD

I think the point Stripe was trying to make is that had they have clearly seen it was a POLICE helicopter they would likely not have shone a laser at it knowing full well they would get caught. Whereas if they shone it at an ordinary helicopter, there is no guarantee they would be caught.

Just wanted to clarify that for you.

 

Regardless, people should be careful with lasers and not use them to be stupid with. The only time a laser is acceptable to be stupid with is if you happen to have a cat, and a vast amount of space in your living room. (No cats were harmed in this act...unless the cat is stupid and ran into a table or something)

 

Oh and, generally speaking police helicopters have 3 people on board. Pilot, co-pilot and navigator/operator. (They do in the UK anyway, may differ depending on country I guess)

Ok I now what you mean...

 

That laser could have blinded the pilot and well you know whats going to happen.