Sensationalism at its finest

So, the Feds announce that they think terrorists might use lasers to blind pilots during landings, even though by their own admission they have no evidence supporting the theory. And now the press is gobbling it up and reporting on it left and right. Apparently they seem to be overlooking the fact that morons have been doing this for several years--mostly it's jerkwaters who think it's a funny prank. And, of course, any stray light in the cockpit is immediately labelled as a "laser" and is assumed (by the press) to be a terrorist action. Who cares that there are perfectly reasonable explanations for stray light. Never mind the fact that any laser with a low enough diffusion to put a spot in the cockpit of a plane 1.5 - 2 miles away without lighting up the entire plane would be the size of a workshed (including generator) and cost a few tens of millions. Never mind the fact that even if someone could easily get their hands on a laser that was easily concealable/mobile, there's a pretty good chance that it's some morons or kids playing pranks after seeing the announcement about terrorists doing this. Never mind the fact that even if it were actual terrorists, they would have realized by now (after several years of trying with zero success) that it ain't working.

Just more sensationalism and hype designed to spread fear within our populace, so that more papers are sold and the government can hold a tighter grip in the name of "security".