I think your comments are a little out of date.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.