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I’m aware of the context and that’s why I acknowledged the behavioral similarity. My point (which I didn’t state very well) was that in noting the behavioral s

I’m aware of the context and that’s why I acknowledged the behavioral similarity. My point (which I didn’t state very well) was that in noting the behavioral similarity, the Judge seems to be implying that one somehow is connected to or informs the other. That shining a flashlight is somehow as problematic as shining a laser, or at least somehow linked. Beyond the similarity of “shining something”, it’s unclear what the Judge’s thought process could be that links the two in any meaningful way. One could conclude that shining the flashlight at an officer is an egregious lack of respect for authority, or that it’s just a bad idea to mess with police, but the context and potential harm here seems quite different than shining lasers at airplanes. Put another way, I recognize the apparent similarity, but I don’t recognize the relevance.

karmakaze 4y ago
> That shining a flashlight is somehow as problematic as shining a laser, or at least somehow linked. This isn't what I got from reading it at all. To me it seemed to be saying that both actions may come from a similar motivation, to bother, distract, and annoy an officer or authority figure, etc. We're not discussing the literal behavioral actions but rather the psychological intentions.
rdtsc 4y ago
> Put another way, I recognize the apparent similarity, but I don’t recognize the relevance The judge recognized the similarity too. He was arrested for the previous incident so as far as this criminal’s arrest record goes, he was arrested for a similar thing already and never learned to do better. I guess you’re arguing, his subsequent crime is a lot more serious and deserves a harsher punishment? Previous he tried to disorient and incapacitate a police officer, probably with a firearm which can then be taken while they are incapacitated, and here it’s a whole plane full of passengers.

karmakaze 4y ago

> That shining a flashlight is somehow as problematic as shining a laser, or at least somehow linked. This isn't what I got from reading it at all. To me it seemed to be saying that both actions may come from a similar motivation, to bother, distract, and annoy an officer or authority figure, etc. We're not discussing the literal behavioral actions but rather the psychological intentions.

rdtsc 4y ago

> Put another way, I recognize the apparent similarity, but I don’t recognize the relevance The judge recognized the similarity too. He was arrested for the previous incident so as far as this criminal’s arrest record goes, he was arrested for a similar thing already and never learned to do better. I guess you’re arguing, his subsequent crime is a lot more serious and deserves a harsher punishment? Previous he tried to disorient and incapacitate a police officer, probably with a firearm which can then be taken while they are incapacitated, and here it’s a whole plane full of passengers.