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motleystew wrote:My das has a neighbor (a grown man) who does not like my dad and to irritate him, he shines a red laser into his windows from across the street. I told my dad to assume it is a threat. There is no way in this day and age you can assume that this is a prank. It is better to be tried by 12 than be carried by 12.

Fine. But what do you want him to do, shoot the guy?

Me? I'd call the cops.

Forget being tried or carried. What really bugs me is getting convicted by 12.

PENAL CODE
TITLE 9. OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER AND DECENCY
CHAPTER 42. DISORDERLY CONDUCT AND RELATED OFFENSES[/b]
§ 42.01. DISORDERLY CONDUCT. - An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor unless committed under Subsection (a)(7) or (a)(8), in which event it is a Class B misdemeanor.


§ 42.13. USE OF LASER POINTERS. An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.