Author Topic: What a Dolt (Read 557 times)

Red Tail 444 · « **on:** January 05, 2005, 11:21:55 AM »

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,143371,00.html

First he says he wasn't trying to hurt anyone, and he was using the laser to look at the stars...

The he blames it on his six year old daughter.

Lock em both up, friggin terrorist scumbags...

Sandman · « **Reply #1 on:** January 05, 2005, 11:24:01 AM »

Terrorism?

Gimme a break.

Nuke33 · « **Reply #2 on:** January 05, 2005, 11:27:34 AM »

Well as an amateur astronomer, using laser beams to point out formations or other things in the sky is not uncommon.. Who knows..

Red Tail 444 · « **Reply #3 on:** January 05, 2005, 11:36:36 AM »

Great, send a laser out there and have some spaceship use it as a targeting beacon and blast us all to kingdom come, yeah, good thinking.

TheDudeDVant · « **Reply #4 on:** January 05, 2005, 12:12:02 PM »

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He was released on $100,000 bail. He could get up to 25 years in prison and fines of up to $500,000.

Holy watermelon batman... That is WAY outta hand.. Especially in the absence of some form of damage..

Was the patriot act really needed here? Seems the article almost attempts to lift the act once again on some sort of pedistal as if it saved us from yet another terrible disaster..

Mini D · « **Reply #5 on:** January 05, 2005, 12:23:54 PM »

I wonder what class of laser it was. This isn't some kind of pocket laser pointer. And this isn't a new concern... well... maybe in the press.

The class IV LASER we use is licensed and tracked by the state. The reasons this is done is because of the exact things you're reading about right now. It's been that way since 2000 at least.

Hell... even using a laser pointer you make sure to avoid people's eyes... just for the sake of safety. This guy was using something much more powerfull to light up aircraft. What the hell was he thinking? And why would anyone think this just meritted a slap on the hand?

mosgood · « **Reply #6 on:** January 05, 2005, 12:38:40 PM »

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Originally posted by Red Tail 444
Great, send a laser out there and have some spaceship use it as a targeting beacon and blast us all to kingdom come, yeah, good thinking.

DoctorYO · « **Reply #7 on:** January 05, 2005, 12:58:31 PM »

We actually might get the first patriot act conviction here...

I feel much safer now..

In tribute to Fark.com

"Sharks everywhere surrender"

DoctorYo

Steve · « **Reply #8 on:** January 05, 2005, 01:51:48 PM »

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Holy watermelon batman... That is WAY outta hand.. Especially in the absence of some form of damage..

Ya, and you'll be the first guy crying when someone w/ a lazer causes an airliner full of passengers to crash into your home.

If someone shoots a hail bullets into a crowd of people and all the bullets miraculously hit belt buckles and purses, would it be out of hand to charge the shooter w/ attempted murder? (could carry a 25 year sentence)

Nobody got hurt.. this time. Punish the guy severly w/in the limits of what is lawful. It's called deterrent.

mechanic · « **Reply #9 on:** January 05, 2005, 01:56:57 PM »

what a moron.

he deserves the fine but not the 25 years.

imo.

Red Tail 444 · « **Reply #10 on:** January 05, 2005, 02:04:18 PM »

Just have him go to the Lab where they make the lazer, and have them aim it at his face for an hour, for the next 25 years.

Oh, and double for his daughter, the true mastermind behind this terrorist plot. She's like the cardboard cutout girl in the Read and Recognize exercise from the MIB documentary (no, that WASNT a movie, fellas...wake up!)

jigsaw · « **Reply #11 on:** January 05, 2005, 02:12:33 PM »

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Originally posted by Mini D
The class IV LASER we use is licensed and tracked by the state. The reasons this is done is because of the exact things you're reading about right now. It's been that way since 2000 at least.

Been that way since at least '89. I briefly had a lighting (concert) biz back then. When I was looking into adding a class IV argon (green) you had to file tons of paperwork with one of the fed agencies, including diagrams showing where the beams would go to prove they wouldn't be a danger to peoples eyes.

mosgood · « **Reply #12 on:** January 05, 2005, 02:19:02 PM »

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Originally posted by mechanic
what a moron.

he deserves the fine but not the 25 years.

imo.

I would give him a year as a determent for being an idiot. Unless it's uncovered that he IS actually a terrorits.

spitfiremkv · « **Reply #13 on:** January 05, 2005, 02:20:30 PM »

so, what kind of laser was he using?

JB73 · « **Reply #14 on:** January 05, 2005, 02:27:02 PM »

was in this thread:

http://www.hitechcreations.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=138930

the movie shows a green laser the size of a small hand held flashlight burning a hole in a plastic solo cup in about 2 seconds.

they are powered by 2 C batteries, and supposedly can shine 50 miles or more.