I forgot about that, but even so, I find it excessive. Especially if you are right and it was merely drugs. The only way I can envision it being justified is i

I forgot about that, but even so, I find it excessive. Especially if you are right and it was merely drugs. The only way I can envision it being justified is if his previous offense was violent or otherwise straightforwardly antisocial, with this laser-pointing being part of a pattern of malicious behavior.