Stop Blinding Me! (20)

I have been asked to highlight a news article of my own choice for this post. So naturally I headed over to the BBC's news website and browsed around for interesting articles. I found one that dealt with the problem of laser beams distracting pilots. In England, people are playing pranks by pointing laser beams at passing aircraft at night. If the plane is flying low, the laser can actually damage the pilot's eyes; if the plane is higher, it continues to be a dangerous distraction. The article described what police are doing to combat this threat to aircraft safety. Police helicopters have a new technology that is capable of tracking the laser beam to its source and locating the offender on the ground. An arrest follows suit, and now the bored teens who think they are playing a joke (these people are called hooligans) can face severe penalties. It just goes to show you that it's very important to be considerate of others and their safety.