Laser pointers

[Adam W]

ATIS ATIS YSSY I 161044
+ APCH: EXP ILS APCH THEN INDEPENDENT VISUAL APCH WHEN
VISUAL
RWY: 34L AND R FOR ARRS, RWY 25 FOR DEPS,
RWY 34L AVBL FOR DEP IF OPERATIONALLY REQD
OPR INFO: PARL RWY OPS IN PROG.
UNAUTHORISED LASER ILLUMINATION EVENTS REPORTED
FM THE N OF THE DEP PATH RWY 25
WND: VRB, 5 KTS. DW MAX 5 KTS RWY 25
VIS: 8KM
+ CLD: FEW012, FEW020
TMP: 18
+ QNH: 1019

What's wrong with these morons who think it's fun to point lasers at aircraft with hundreds of people on board?

[Andre H]

We have the same problem more and more in germany and also on soccer matches, boxing matches...

[Stuart Trevena]

Hi All,

Not related to these incidents, but the Daily Telegraph is reporting this:



Laser pointer prankster jailed six months

The Daily Telegraph
February 06, 20136:31PM

A MAN who disoriented a police helicopter pilot with a laser beam has been jailed for six months by a Sydney magistrate.

In Campbelltown Local Court on Wednesday, Magistrate Robert Rabbidge sentenced Matthew William Moore to six months' imprisonment over the incident at Leumeah in Sydney's southwest in May last year.

Moore, 39, pleaded guilty last year to threatening the safety of an aircraft after he pointed a laser at the Polair 3 aircraft as it hovered at an altitude of 450 metres.

He was arrested on his front lawn after the incident, which police said caused the pilot to feel disoriented.

The court has previously heard Moore wrote a letter apologising to the officers involved in the incident and is genuinely sorry for his actions.

His term of imprisonment will end on August 5.


6 months isn't long enough!!
Should be at least 12 months min.

Stuart

[Nigel C]

But it's a start. At least it wasn't a slap on the wrist, please don't do it again type of sentence.

I hope he shares a cell with Bubba...

[Brock Little]

http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/national/17082523/qld-man-avoids-jail-over-laser-pointer/

A Gold Coast man who shone a laser beam at a police helicopter up to 30 times in five minutes has avoided jail.

Disgusting.

[Sarah C]

The ever lasting frustration - the police get these idiots and the courts give them nothing as punishment