The pointing of a laser at an airplane is a felony, and in Detroit there were more than a dozen incidents that have occurred in the last couple of days. If the laser hits a pilots eyes, it could harm their vision and cause either temporary or permanent blindness. If this happened when walking down the street, it would be dangerous enough, but when done to the a pilot flying a plane in for landing with hundreds of passengers, the damage could be disastrous.

The incident occurred in the Dearborn and Dearborn Heights areas, where 16 pilots reported seeing the laser pointer lights near the tower at Metro Airport, Local 4 reported.
Apparently the lights were being flashed at planes on their final approach into the Detroit area. The first instance reported was near the Home Depot in Dearborn Heights, then a short time after the light originated from a neighborhood near Telegraph Road and Lehigh Road, according to police.
Police say shining a laser pointer at a plane is a felony and could lead to a dangerous situation.
“Just be a small laser, when it goes up into the cockpit, then it really can blind the pilot,” said Capt. Lee Gavin, Dearborn Heights Police Department. via Yahoo! News.