If you are harassed by lasers

Paranoia, Delusions, and “Gangstalking”

• Many comments note how much of the page is devoted to telling readers: you’re probably not being attacked with lasers or by organized groups.
• Several describe classic paranoid or psychotic delusions: unshakeable beliefs, incorporation of any counter-argument into the delusional system (“it’s not the police, it must be the FBI”), and anosognosia (lack of insight).
• Online communities (e.g., “targeted individuals,” “gangstalking”) and now chatbots are seen as powerful reinforcers of these beliefs.
• Others stress this isn’t mere “refusal” to accept facts; the brain itself is malfunctioning, and subjective experiences can feel profoundly, irreducibly important.
• A minority of commenters push back, saying gangstalking and harassment are real in their lives and that being dismissed as mentally ill is itself traumatizing; they describe lack of support from police, doctors, and even family.

Tone and Purpose of the Article

• Many see the article as carefully worded triage for people on the edge of delusion: validating that they feel something, explaining why lasers are unlikely, and gently steering them to medical help.
• Others feel some phrasing (“if you see light or feel heat from an unknown source”) can act as a paranoia trigger, though supporters argue that’s necessary to reach unsure readers.

Laser Safety, Weapons, and Technology

• Discussion covers real dangers: high‑power pointers, infrared and UV lasers, camera and sensor damage (including from vehicle LIDAR), and military use of laser dazzlers and designators.
• Emphasis that eye damage can occur silently and that misusing lasers against aircraft is comparable in gravity to firing a weapon, even if it “feels” trivial.

Helicopters, Policing, and Misuse

• The sentencing page prompts debate over people lasing helicopters: some empathize with communities subjected to loud, frequent, often racialized police helicopter operations; others insist lasers are never an acceptable response.
• Noted disparities in punishment between jurisdictions (e.g., multi‑year US prison terms vs. lighter UK sentences).

Broader Tech and Design Tangents

• Long tangent on overbright LEDs in consumer devices and generators; people share DIY dimming (tape, stickers, nail polish) and urge designers to use dimmer, adjustable indicators and ambient‑light sensing.
• Smaller side threads touch on AI’s reliability for extracting statistics and on the site’s surprisingly slick responsive layout animation.