Technically there are two pancakes.

My 2 cents
 

I didn't read the entire thread but I'll put in my 2 cents.
1. Shining a laser pointer at a person (in some states) is aggravated harrassment or battery. FYI, shining laser at a police officer, etc. raises offense to felony status.
2. If it was my kid this jerk was shining laser light at I'd have a few words with him myself.
3. Many schools ban laser pointers except under control and supervision of teaching staff. This would include bringing one to game in that school.
4. Person who suggested that modern cameras take good pictures in gyms w/o flash is way off. Gym lighting is uniformly bad and stress the limits of even the best cameras. I take 1000s of basketball pics per season and would never use a flash. If the subject is close enough to be lit by a flash, (s)he is close enough to be blinded by it, and the converse is true...if the player is far enough away to not be affected by the flash, then why use it? Pros use intense down-firing strobe flashes on the ceiling of major arenas to get those beautiful magazine pics...

This is my point! As the official you need only report to the other fans in the gym that this fool is shining a laser and it is my belief that this will police itself. Especially with 6 year olds. I don't have to do anything else from an officials standpoint unless he does it again. This is why you stop the game and annouce it so that everyone knows and report this to home management at the same time.

I can't believe I am actually responding to OS.

You would rather turn the individual over to a mob than have escorted out of the gym?

Not a bad Idea, maybe the parent of the boy will deal with it. I can't believe that an adult would even stoop so low. How immature..

No OS, that's NOT what exactly I meant.

Perhaps this issue should be brought to the attention of ADs or Section office and added to announcement before games...."Use of profanity...laser pointers...will result in expulsion...".

Personally, I think Flogging would be a a better response.

This is funny....
 

I am trying to figure out if you guys are all messing with me or if you are really having these discussions with OS. He does say say some absurd stuff and his take on things sometimes bring a smile to my lips......

Wish I knew how to post the big box of popcorn , cause that's what I feel like eating right now....

http://www.sakida.com/bulk_popcorn.jpg

Here you go. :D

Peace

You Forgot:

http://www.bigoven.com/uploads/butter2.jpg

Geeze, Jeff, some people don't have the appetite you do. :D

http://img.factmonster.com/images/ipkapopcorn.jpg

I was leaving enough for everybody.

Peace

Basketball officials have a cool way of bonding and showing the love!!!:p

I had this happen in a kids game once too. He was about 60 years old and I found out later that he was a Doctor. Probably the single worst case of behavior I've ever seen simply because it was an adult and it was a premeditated act. He was sitting behind the goal shining it in the eyes of the free thrower. We caught him and kicked him out in a very non-OldSchool way. I should add that it was a light on the end of a key ring and not the stronger laser pointers but still pretty bad.

He was probably an opthomologist trying to drum up business. ;)