Police are getting tough on people shining laser pens at pilots taking off and landing at Bristol airport. The problem was reported by pilots earlier in the year when it was hoped they were isolated incidents, however the number of reported cases has gone up through the year.
One home in Weston Super Mare was visited by police where a laser pen was confiscated and stern words given to the offender. Police are upping there campaign and stated offenders could face a fine of £2500 and face a 5 year jail sentence.
Pilots describe the light to much like driving a car at night and a car comes the other way with full beam on, you are momentarily dazzled. This could be disastrous on a plane with hundreds of lives at stake.
Police will be carrying out searches at hotspot areas where incidents have been reported, 37 cases have been reported since January 1.
Tuesday 21 September 2010
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