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At Snaresbrook Crown Court yesterday two defendants were sentenced to six months imprisonment for recklessly endangering the safety of an aircraft in flight by persistently shining a powerful green l@zer into the cockpit of a Met Police helicopter. The incident was captured on police video and the defendants had previously pleaded guilty. In his summing up the judge said let the message go out that people tempted to target helicopters in this idiotic and dangerous way should expect to receive custodial sentences.
Hopefully this will set a precedent for future cases....
