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There is a lot of places to push for decriminalization and lighter prison sentences in America. We ruin lives and ravage communities over minor, sometimes victimless, crimes. There is a ton of value for us as a nation to focus on this problem and undo the damage done by "tough on crime" stances..... but I don't know if "shining laser pointers in pilot's eyes" is where I would start. It's dumb, reckless and has such a high potential for tragedy.

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Of the 1000s of incidents that get reported each year, I'm still waiting to hear about the aircraft that has gone down because someone pointed a consumer grade laser into the cockpit.

Is it an obnoxious thing to do? Certainly, but claims that it's dangerous don't have any legitimacy if there's no evidence to back it up.

> I'm still waiting to hear about the aircraft that has gone down

So sad to hear. No one shines a laser on an aircraft accidentally, and it is not like the police are using lasers as an excuse to systematically punish a minority. We don't need to wait for a tragedy to happen here.

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