Chesty
Nobody is suggesting that a laser at considerable distance can't flash across a cockpit and be distracting.
The discussion is about just how much power would be required to cause eye damage with a hand held laser at any distance.
This is affected by many parameters
Wattage, beam spread, atmospheric attenuation, glass attenuation, tracking ability etc etc.
Pretty green lights in cockpits at height is not the same as proof that hand held lasers are a problem.
Fireworks are distracting to fly above, but nobody suggests we ban them.