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["Joseph R. Goss" <apachejo@xxxxxxx>]

Thad
          I object to your use of " average Joes"
                  Joe Goss
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From: "Thad Robosson" <starstarcracker@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2005 07:48
Subject: [AZ-Observing] Re: Instant criminals


>
> Headline on the Drudge Report.....
>
> http://apnews.myway.com/article/20050105/D87DMD880.html
>
>
> If the lawyer were smart, she would provide evidence of a handheld
> laser's weakness, and the difficulty in pointing it that accurately.
> Not to
> mention that at an altittude of 3000 ft, how much farther one would have 
> to
> be to actually get it into the windshield.  (4200 ft for a 45* angle)  I
> really
> hope that these laywers do their homework and get this guy off based on 
> the
> technical issues.  Then the precedent that these lasers are (somewhat)
> harmless
> would be set, and hopefully no more hard lessons learned by "average 
> Joes".
>
> But on the other hand....the pilots claim the laser came into the cockpit
> 3 times....you really have to try to achieve that.  In short, 3 times =
> no accident.
>
>
> DISCLAIMER....I have not spoketh of any political
> affliction/affiliation/leanings.
> Any conclusions that an individual may draw from the above statements
> are purely
> their own and indeed such conclusions are purely speculative. In such
> circumstances,
> please delete the message and forget it was ever written.
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