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New Zealand: UPDATED - 19 & 21 year olds found guilty of lasing police helicopter
12 Nov 2012 -- Categories: Aviation incidents | Fines & Jail | Did not realize hazard | Updated story
Two New Zealand men were found guilty on November 10 2012 of “causing unnecessary danger to an aircraft” in a May 2011 lasing of a police helicopter. Joshua O’Hare-Knight, 21 and James Spiers, 19, face up to 12 months in prison. Sentencing is scheduled for February 2013.
A video taken from the police helicopter, showing the laser beams, is here.
A video taken from the police helicopter, showing the laser beams, is here.
James Spiers and Joshua O’Hare-Knight
From the New Zealand Herald and Stuff.co.nz. Thanks to Mark Wardle of NZALPA for bringing the video to our attention. This is an updated story; the original LaserPointerSafety.com news item from May 2011 is here.