They say boredom is what turns good people to crime. And that’s exactly what happened last night. Crime was happening in the ‘hood and we know the people who did it! We ARE the people who did it! (this is fiction) And it was a blast. Until we found out the fun we were having is illegal.
Did you know you can get arrested for “inciting panic” by shining a laser pointer in someone else’s house???
My neighbors didn’t look panicked when my sons pointed the laser into their living room where they were walking around. (more fiction) They looked mystified, but not panicked. The second time they looked pissed. (fiction, for sure). The third time, I was the one shining the light, and by then the neighbors were tired of it. (still fiction) I thought the 13-year old boy and his 9-year old sister were going to come over to my house and kick my ass. And THAT incited panic in me because I know they would have me screaming “UNCLE!” in three seconds. (not fiction)
Their parents came home and closed the blinds but that didn’t end our hysterical laughter. We have other neighbors.
I was definitely crossing the line when I got in the car and drove down the road to shine the laser in the window of my friend Lauren’s house. (totally fiction) She was closing the drapes as I was driving by shining my light in her window. (what drapes?) She looked really freaked out. I wouldn’t say panicked. Just freaked. I incited freak. (making it all up)
I drove to my friend Trixie’s house, turned off my headlights, creeped my minivan into her driveway and climbed out without letting the door slam. I saw some activity in the kitchen so I tiptoed over to the window where I saw her hand, holding a piece of paper. I aimed for the paper with my red laser light and got it. But I was giggling so much the light was shaking all around. On her paper, on her hand, on the wall in front of her. Then her brother, who is a cop, leaned over to see where the light source was coming from. Gig was up. I walked into her house giggling and that’s when I learned I was doing something illegal. (pure fiction, fiction, fiction)
Of course, Trixie’s brother is no help. He told me to go to the police station and shine it in their windows. He’s a bad cop. That’s why I like him. (not fiction.)
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this is too funny, because i got a laser to send to you for christmas, thinking that you would use it wisely, to exercise your schnoodle on rainy, not=good-for-dog-walking days, and then did not send it because i was using it to tease my own dog and 2 cats.
truly, my son married a younger and prettier version of his mother (not fiction).
Please no shining lasers at the DC-10’s. I live right under a flight path. In my dreams though…
So that was YOU last night. I should’ve guessed. The SWAT team is on its way.
OMG, This is too funny BECAUSE it happened to me 10 years ago. A kid (about 10 years old) across the street was doing that very same thing to me as I was in my window admiring holiday lights glistening in the snow in my front yard. I had just moved “there” and called the cops because I had no idea who lived across the street…but this menacing light concerned me! Found out then the kid could’ve gotten into trouble with the law. The cop came over to tell me what was going on. When I found out it was a kid, I was satisfied that his parents were going to deal with him.
I hope his parents weren’t anything like my fictional self, laughing hysterically.
hehe… very funny and nice writing dear… yup it is certainly illegal to poke into others through laser beem, but it is certainly very funny and ejoying to do it… keep enjoying life. regards.
Fiction!! It was just fiction!!
Yeah, I only tormented my cats with ours. You’d be surprised how long a cat will hold their paw in one place if they believe they’ve finally caught that red dot. I will admit though that my husband has shined the thing at the ceiling a time or two when the DC10s fly over at treetop level – nothing came of that though.
ROFL! Now everyone will want a laser! I foresee laser shortages in stores. Get them now (great stocking stuffers) before they’re gone!
Non-fiction…. I had an officer at my house over a neighbor dumping her lawn waste in my yard. As he was leaving my boys shined a laser at him. He came back and told me to tell the boys to stop it, it is very illegal. He left again and within 2 minutes was back again. This time I sent him up to the boys room to gather all the laser pointers! I think my boys almost peed their pants! LMAO. You and I would have so much fun together…wish you lived closer!
I had an officer approach me at the grocery store when I was using my laser the mess with the cashier in aisle six. I was ducking behind the cashier in aisle seven. The officer didn’t say anything to me. But the bagger told me it was illegal. Damn!
LOL!! I need to get myself a laser!
Just don’t bring it to the grocery store.
Too funny! We lead such a boring life compared to you. Thanks for sharing.
You mean my FICTIONAL life!!!
lol. Your policeman friend is right. Some guy I know of in Maryland got arrested for shining a laser at a helicopter that was circling over his house early in the morning (which seriously cheesed him off). He got out of bed, lasered the copter, and next thing you know, sirens and red and blue lights. I think he even had to do some time in the pokey.
That is too funny. And all this time I’ve only tormented my cats with it. Think of all the fun I’ve been missing out on.