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Pointing a laser at an aircraft is a major crime

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That cheap little pen light you use to distract your cat can literally land you in federal prison. Blinding a pilot who is trying to safely land hundreds of people is aggressively prosecuted, making it the dumbest possible way to catch a felony.

Pointing a laser at an aircraft is a major crime
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