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News  Laser Painting Could Lead to 25-Year Prison Term 1615
lowy writes "According to this USA Today article, a New Jersey
man was charged under federal anti-terrorism laws with shining a
laser beam at a jet flying over his home. The Feds arrested him
after he flashed a police helicopter searching for the source of
the beam. He now faces up to 25 years in prison under Patriot
Act charges." It seems to be happening around the country, as
our earlier post makes clear.  Laser Painting Could Lead to
25-Year Prison Term  Comments Filter:   • Only 25 years?
(Score:1, Interesting)      by Skyshadow (508) * on Wednesday
January 05, 2005 @04:04PM (#11267172) Homepage     So trying to
blind pilots in order to cause their aircraft to crash will only
net you 25 years?      Am I the only one here who thinks that's
letting them off kind of easy? I mean, if I were to shoot a SAM
at an airliner a