Federal officers permanently blinded by lasers

[AR-15Man]

Federal officers in Portland may have been permanently blinded by lasers, officials say


At least three federal officers in Portland may not recover their vision after earlier this week demonstrators, who have shown up in crowds of over 1,000 for more than 50 consecutive nights, shined lasers in their eyes and threw fireworks at a federal courthouse, officials said.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/portland-riots-federal-officers-blinded-lasers-fireworks-doxed

The use of lasers to blind officers has been a growing concern and I worry that leftest rioters are going to be increasing there use in light of this incident. To be clear, these are not your store check out aisle laser pointers. The FDA regulates lasers sold in the US and they are required to be eye safe, this is why full powered IR lasers are next to impossible to get. The lasers these antifa thugs are employing are being sold on ebay and shipped straight from China. They are powerful enough to blind someone in a fraction of a second.

I'm not as informed on this subject as I would like to be. I know that different lasers operate on different spectrums and that laser eye safety glasses have to be tailored to that specific spectrum. Hopefully a one size fits all product exists to help keep our officers safe.

 

[AZ_Five56]

If lasers can cause permanent physical harm to officers, what are the rules of engagement? Is it okay to use deadly force in defense?

 

[Winmagbill]

If lasers can cause permanent physical harm to officers, what are the rules of engagement? Is it okay to use deadly force in defense?

“Customs and Border Protection has authorized its personnel to use less-lethal force, such as riot guns firing pepper spray balls, against protesters who fire lasers — an increasingly prominent tactic for rioters in Portland, Oregon.
Lethal force is not justified, CBP said in the memo issued last week, but less-lethal means such as pepper spray or beanbag shotguns are allowed because lasers aimed at eyes or through camera lenses are “remarkably dangerous because of their concentrated energy.”
“Officers/agents are authorized by law to use objectively reasonable force to effect the arrest and protect against harm to the officer/agent or others,” wrote Charles A. Bishop, who oversees the agency’s law enforcement compliance directorate. “Officers/agents should consider all reasonable tools, tactics and equipment to cease an assault with a handheld laser in accordance with CBP Use of Force Policy and U.S. constitutional standards.”

 

[Winmagbill]

This is all out. They are not backing down, if we don't get these officers to get eye protection from these filthy animals, then we'll be failing them as a nation.

“The U.S. Federal Protective Service is spending $125,000 on sunglasses to protect federal officers' eyes from lasers shone at them by protesters, according to a procurement request.

The July 10 document cites the use of lasers by Portland protesters as a reason to buy 1,000 pairs of StingerHawk FT-2 Laser Protective Eyewear.“