This confession got me banned from r/LaserPointers:

In college, I shined a laser pointer from an upper library floor window onto a student walking on a sidewalk below, across the street.

He looked like he hunts in his spare time, and carried a backpack.

As soon as he noticed the laser pointer pointing at him (but not steadily enough to stay on his body), he ran out of the area at top speed.

I asked r/LaserPointers why he looked scared and ran away as fast as his legs would carry him.

A respondent told me “Homie probably thought he was about to get shot.”

Apparently, laser pointers can be mounted atop guns to be used as gun-sights, AKA aiming aids.

Then I got permabanned from the r/LaserPointers sub with the message “Do not shine lasers at people.”

I thought it was super hilarious at the time to watch him run for his life. I was young and less mature back in my college years.