6th grade Tournament we hold every year, and last Saturday there is a report of a laser pointer aimed at shooter's eyes; one kid knows the general area the pointer is coming from and another one identifies the adult [geesh!] who is using the pointer. My response is to walk to the base of the stands [there's only about 4 rows] and inform the gentleman, who is sitting there holding the pointer, that he has to leave; he states "you're kidding, right?"; I state "No, I'm not kidding, I need you to leave now" and the site administrator shows up at that point to escort him from the gym. It was all very polite and very low key - I cannot think of reacting any differently than I did.
Of course, he apparently swore on his way out of the gym and his wife calls the AD midweek with a circular conversation and in the end wants to talk to me next week about embarrassing her husband, etc.
I did a search of the forum for laser pointer and see a very few references... one reference from Chuck Elias about a rule outlawing them. Any rules input regarding how I handled the situation or what good/bad could come from handling it differently?
Our own thought of how to best handle it differently goes something like: we identified him, so make an announcement and keep an eye on him, ejecting him if he persists... but I'm thinking that if the guy shines a laser pointer into the eyes of the kids, then no way am I letting him hang around! - and why tie up someone's attention watching him? Does it embarrass him less if the AD "takes his pointer away and puts it in a desk"???
I would be especially interested in a rules reference specific to laser pointers [I'll keep reading later tonight!] because his wife told the AD that this week they are going to show up with the laser pointer again - but not use it! These folks must be in their 40s - it's very surreal to me.