Yet another one! And in rural Somerset. When will these people learn?
Laser 'attack' on police helicopter in Chard (From Chard & Ilminster News)
I have had several attacks myself from the dreaded green laser- in Amsterdam, the Hague, Cardiff, Bristol and Thirsk in Yorkshire. Several of them have been particularly bright and directed directly at the flight deck. Luckily, it did not affect the vision of myself or the first officer- we were able to look away in time.
I do hope that the magistrates in the case above read this forum and can realise just how dangerous it is when these idiots shine lasers at aircraft. A prison sentence should be mandatory to send out a signal to the other numpties out there who wish to prove to their numpty friends how funny it is to shine a laser at an aircraft.
What happens when such an episode causes an accident (as is likely one day)?