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Not a terrorist, just a moron

As the saying goes: shine a laser at a jet, go to jail. That’s the law.

The FBI told KFOX they arrested a Clint man accused of shining a laser at commercial airplanes, and they said the type of laser he used could cause disorientation in the cockpit, including momentary blindness for the pilots.

“It is very strong, it can have a reach of over 1,000 miles, so it’s incredibly strong,” said Andrea Simmons with the FBI.

The FBI found a class-IIIB laser along with 47-year-old Clinton Udet Pinckert, at his Clint home. The FBI charged Pinckert for Tuesday night’s incident, and believe he may be connected to three other flights reporting the same problem. [...]

The FBI said for attempting to disable a commercial aircraft, Pinckert, if convicted, could face up to 20 years in prison. The FBI said it does not believe that Pinckert has any terrorist ties.

That’s some Class A thinking at work. “I’ll trade ten seconds of juvenile amusement for up to two decades in a federal PMITA prison. Sweet deal!” Oh, yeah.

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