Point a laser at a police helicopter, go to prison

When I was a kid, this happened around my hometown, except instead of a nutjob in his house, it was the Russians in a spy ship. Seriously. There was a diplomatic incident but nothing came of it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Juan_de_Fuca_laser_in...

I say he got off easy. It's a bad idea to fuck with the police, generally.