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They should make it legal to shine lasers at aircraft. Rich people who fly low over residential areas for a hobby ought to fear for their eyesight.
You know what else sometimes flies low over residential areas?
737s coming in to land that are full of everyday slobs relying on two now-blinded pilots up front to get them on the ground during a critical phase of flight.
And terrain mapping flights. Thousands of scientific, geologic, and geographic flights take place around the world on a weekly basis.