Portable lasers nowadays are very much powerful enough to temporarily disrupt a pilot's night vision. They also light up all the micro-scratches in the windshie

Portable lasers nowadays are very much powerful enough to temporarily disrupt a pilot's night vision. They also light up all the micro-scratches in the windshield, making it difficult to see out. It's extremely dangerous, which is why perpetrators get found and arrested quickly. And the penalties are quite steep.