L@ser attacks on Aircraft

[glad rag]

I think your comments are a little out of date. These muppets are using items like this:

300mW 300 MW ADJUST FOCUS GREEN LASER POINTER TORCH NO4 on eBay, also, Laser Pointers, Gadgets, Consumer Electronics (end time 01-Sep-08 15:05:28 BST)

Freely available from ebay, and as you can see - a little more powerful than you suggest.

These idiots need to be prosecuted and put in prison. There is no valid reason for a normal person owning one of these.

Well I own a <1mW green pointer and it is attached too and harmonized with my Celestron C8 SCT, for use in the Astronomical field. I do hope that you are not getting me mixed up those bloody dangerous idiots who both supply and use the above!!