Re: green laser pointer issue

From: Chris L Peterson (clp_at_alumni.caltech.edu)
Date: 01/23/05 

Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2005 20:02:51 GMT

On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 19:49:46 GMT, "Bill Waterston" <noemail@spam.com>
wrote:

>I think you guys might be off on this one. I've seen these green lasers
>being used by kids and rather irresponsibly... shooting it at movie screens
>in the theatre, right in their friends eye, a distraction during school
>assemblies, etc etc. It's true, you can use them to help out at star
>parties and the like, but I really feel that their danger outweighs their
>usefulness and if they are not banned, sales should be restricted to those
>under a certain age. As with a gun, perhaps a permit should be needed also.
>Ridiculous? Perhaps, perhaps not, but they are definitely a growing
>problem.

There's really not much danger, only a possible nuisance. For the most
part, this nuisance is easy to fix by punishing the abuser. Ban lasers
from schools. Kick abusers out of theaters and other such venues (with
no refund). And for those who genuinely create dangerous situations
(shining into drivers' eyes is about the only situation I can think of;
the aviation danger is laughable) come down with the force of the law.

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Chris L Peterson
Cloudbait Observatory
http://www.cloudbait.com

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