Teen Gets 30 Months in Federal Prison for Laser PointerOn Monday, a judge sentenced California teenagerAdam Gardenhire to 30 months in prison after he pleaded guilty to deliberately directing his laser pointer at a private plane. Negligence simply wasnt good enough to protect this non-violent young man from prison time. The FAA says that laser pointers are dangerous to pilots because it may temporarily blind them. They claim that over 3600 laser incidents occurred in 2011. Below is a compelling video of the FBI catching a laser pointer criminal in the act in 2011. This 2-year-old video shows the FBIs incredibly advanced surveillance technology: 