People who make violent clown threats should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. Ditto for anyone who uses a laser to interfere in any way with aviation operations.
The post-911 surveillance state (fusion centers, war on terror crime fighting tactics, license plate scanners, Homeland Security grant money, monitoring of e-mails, text messages, and social media sites, no fly/terror watch lists, Real ID, tracking of cell phones, use of drones, etc.) appears to have played no role in preventing the crimes described below.
In the news: Lasers
Sept. 27th, 2016
Coast Guard looks for suspect who pointed laser at Port Angeles helicopter
“In this particular case the aircrew was medically grounded for approximately two hours.”
“We need the general public to understand that the dangers of playing with green laser lights goes beyond medical risks to our aircrews, it places all mariners at risk due to delayed response times should they become in distress.”
“Laser pointers can cause great danger to the aircrew due to glare, afterimage, flash blindness or temporary loss of night vision. If a laser is shined in the eyes of an aircrew member, Coast Guard flight rules dictate that the aircraft must abort its mission.”
December 1, 2015
Coast Guard chopper grounded after laser used near Port Angeles
November 23rd 2015
Richmond Hill, GA: Green laser pointer interrupts Coast Guard training
December 2, 2015
Lake Okeechobee, FL: Coast Guard aircraft hit with laser, endangering aircrew
June 11, 2015
Eureka, CA: Devil’s Playground Laser Attack Takes Down Coast Guard Helicopter, Seriously
In the news: Clowns
OCTOBER 3, 2016 Two Ogden schools on ‘lockout’ over clown rumors; no sightings confirmed
Multiple threats, some involving clowns, made to schools in DC area; security heightened
Reports Of Creepy Clown Sightings Across North Texas
SEPTEMBER 30, 2016
Ohio school district shuts down after creepy clown attack
September 20, 2016
Threats of creepy Alabama ‘clowns’ locking down schools across state, causing problems for police
OCTOBER 2, 2016
Internet rumors of ‘creepy clown’ sightings reach Idaho
More here.
FBI: No threat to Houston after recent U.S. incidents
Any credible threat prior to the last bank robbery?
If the good guys can tell what the bad guys will do before they do it- surely, these powerful crime fighting tools will be used to shut down gang and cartel activity, heroin trafficking, bank robberies, mall shootings, child abduction, etc.
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