New Zealand man convicted of laser strike, receives no prison time

An Auckland man who was convicted for firing a laser pointer at an Air New Zealand airliner has been sentenced to 12 months of "supervision" (roughly equivalent to probation in the American judicial system) and 100 hours of community service, according to the New Zealand Herald. The sentence marks a distinct difference between the judicial systems of New Zealand and the United States, where prosecutors have been fairly aggressive in seeking and receiving years of jail time for the same… (arstechnica.com) Plus d'info...