And Some of You Think Laser Pointers Are Harmless!

Aught Six · 01-25-2005, 08:59 AM

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Behind the counter was a 61-year-old Metairie woman. The robber waved a red laser pointer at her and demanded money from the safe, threatening to kill her if she didn't comply, the woman said Friday.

"I was very frightened," she said. "I have heart trouble, and it really upset me."

A second employee told a deputy that the man had flashed the laser at him also, the report said. The woman unlocked the safe and handed the money to the robber, who then ran south on Houma Boulevard, the report said.

Imagine the sheer terror!!!

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DUCKSTAMPEDE · 01-25-2005, 09:19 AM

Heard this on "unbelievable crimes" on the radio this morning-she said she thought it was a laser site with a gun! I needed the humor on the way in and thanks for posting it as well.

DougMD · 01-25-2005, 09:55 AM

Well.....

Maybe she watched Seinfeld, and found from a certain episode that laser pointers should be feared for the potentially serious injury they can cause to the eye.
LOL!

defendwihunters · 01-26-2005, 05:06 PM

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Maybe she watched Seinfeld, and found from a certain episode that laser pointers should be feared for the potentially serious injury they can cause to the eye

bigbulls · 01-26-2005, 05:14 PM

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she said she thought it was a laser site with a gun!

You would think that the the gun not being attached to the laser would have tiped her off.

North Texan · 01-26-2005, 09:00 PM

I was almost arrested at the Houston Stock Show and Rodeo for a laser pointer. I didn't even have one. Me and one of my friends were walking around, when two other teenagers ran by, knocking me over. When I started to get up, a hand grabbed my collar and picked me up. Two cops. One of them said, "So you little @**@#*!$*@$ thought you could get away, did you?" They searched us, took away our pocket knives, and were about to throw us in jail. I told them we didn't have a laser pointer. They laughed and told us two white country boys wouldn't do so well in the Harris County jail. Thankfully, my ag teacher saw them, and he came over to see what was going on. He told them nobody had brought a laser pointer. They released us and gave us our pocket knives back. I have never felt so relieved.

Moral of the story: Never take a laser pointer to a public place.