So you will agree then, that in a police helicopter or indeed any ac operating at 1,056' AGL or below, eye damage is possible with the commonly available & used 500mW+ pen!
Absolutely. No argument.
Methinks with all your attempts at being clever; Foot, self, shot rings a bell
Not at all. You are ascribing cleverness where none was attempted. As I wrote in my original reply
"Using the above equations you can figure out where you stand for whatever your favorite worst case laser scenario is." You all are doing exactly that.
I will say that perhaps familiarity breeds contempt. I have spent several years of my career working in laboratory settings with truly high power lasers of various wavelengths. My last yearly retinal photograph (required by the company's insurance reg's) was still clean, which I would like to subscribe to training and skill rather than luck. No burns or clothing damage, either (some of the wavelengths used rapidly destabilize dyes--a lot of the guys who don't set up their stuff right wind up with funny spots on their pants right at the height of optical bench.)