“YOU THINK THIS IS A JOKE, HUH?” Helicopter Crew Righteously Hunts Down the Idiot Blasting Them With a Laser. “Laser beam shenanigans that risk temporarily blinding pilots are becoming troublingly common. The very same night, three aircraft in Dallas were hit with green lasers in an unrelated incident. For anyone keeping track, interfering with an aircraft in flight is a federal crime, punishable by 20 years in prison and/or a $250,000 fine. Laser strikes are at a record high this year in general, hitting some 1,750 planes over a course of just three months.”