KC Man sentenced to three years in federal prison for laser strike

As much as laser strikes have been in the news and the dialogue of their potential harm and consequences for laser strikes, anyone being stupid enough to commit such a moronic act deserves a lengthy sentence. If nothing else, for being such an idiot despite all the published warnings. At least stupid people like that will be off the streets for a little while.

Federal prison...not going to get time off for good behavior or "turning over his life". He will do the whole time.

Sounds like the length of the sentence was for the actor rather than the act.

'The government, in a sentencing memorandum to the court, described Rogers’s conduct as “another example of the criminally antisocial behavior that (his) extensive criminal history shows to be part of his daily life.”'

You yanks just love imprisoning people. You lead the world in incarceration of your citizens, you jail more people than Russia and China combined even though you are only 5% of the world's population. One in every 32 US citizen is under the control of the American justice system, either in jail or on parole. But hey you use a for profit system and there's money to be made taking away someone's liberty. Yes I agree that a laser pointer if used incorrectly can be harmful, but come on 3 years in the slammer, I think there could be much more useful creative methods of teaching an offender. But hey this is America where there's a buck to be made off jailing it's citizens.

Is that all he got? Think of the consequences if he had successfully blinded the pilot. They usually fly with a pilot and an observer. (usually not a pilot). The helo crashes in a neighborhood killing all on board because the pilot can't see, houses and people below are destroyed with casualties, perhaps deaths, and the cost in lives and property damage is priceless. I repeat my question, and that is all he got? probably will get time off for time served and "good" behavior too boot.

Finally a consequence for doing this! Other weak judges should grow a pair and do the same!
Oh and parents should be parents and do their jobs as well!

Does anyone know how he got caught?