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Originally Posted by Old School
Not sure I understand where I officiate has anything to do with this. My point is; no one was injured and there's no telling how long he was doing this b4 someone mentioned it. So if the parent was doing this and nobody got hurt. Telling him not to do it again is reasonable, at least to me it's reasonable. You must also tell him that it is illegal at any basketball game because he simply may not know. Aren't these the same lasers they use in some rock concerts? If they are, I haven't heard of anybody's eyes being put out here because of this. Maybe these parents are thinking the same thing. To me, this falls in the same category as artificial noise makers, or other devices used at the game to try and get an advantage.
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These are the same laser pointers used in classrooms and business meetings; the ones that come with warnings not to shine them in the eyes of anyone. It's not about the eyes being put out, it's about the long term damage. They're not just illegal, they're dangerous.
Where you officiate is relevant only in as much as none of us want our kids put in danger because some official wants to "give people a chance."