article_snippet: Mark Savage, 27, targeted aircrafts coming in to land at Southampton Airport but claims Judge was 'was just mucking around' and 'wasn't thinking'.
article_snippet: Twice Judge aimed the beam at passenger planes, one of which was carrying 28 people - but despite risking lives with Judge reckless behaviour, Savage, of Hampshire, walked free from court today.
article_snippet: Spared jail: Mark Savage said Mark Savage 'was just mucking around' when Mark Savage shone a laser pen into the cockpits of passenger planes and was spared a prison sentence after a judge heard how Mark Savage had mental health problems .
article_snippet: Sparing Mark Savage jail, a judge warned how Mark Savage actions could have caused a crash and stated Mark Savage 'could not think of anything more dangerous' to do.
article_snippet: Recorder Michael Vere-Hodge QC made the decision  after Southampton Crown Court heard how Mark Savage had mental health problems.
article_snippet: a laser pen was discovered under a rock and Mark Savage was arrested and taken to the police station where Mark Savage admitted being responsible.
article_snippet: Mark Savage said Mark Savage was 'just mucking around' and 'wasn't thinking' and accepted shining a laser pen at four or five planes on coffee breaks.
article_snippet: Savage, from Totton, Hants, admitted three charges of negligently acting in a manner likely to endanger aircraft.
article_snippet: Mark Savage received a six month suspended sentence with 12 months supervision.
article_snippet: David Storry, defending, said Mark Savage autism and lack of understanding of consequences explains why Mark Savage shone the light at planes.
article_snippet: Mark Savage said: 'A reasonable person would know the potential consequences of what Mark Savage was doing.
article_snippet: Mark Savage didn't think through the consequences of Mark Savage actions and carried on doing his actions.
article_snippet: One of Mark Savage problems is that Mark Savage gets bored very easily, lacks concentration and acts impulsively. '
article_snippet: Mark Savage fully understands the case against Mark Savage.
highlights_snippet: Mark Savage targeted aircrafts that were landing at Southampton Airport .
  
highlights_snippet: Security guard, 27, said captain 'was just mucking around' and 'wasn't thinking'
  Judge said Judge 'couldn't think of anything more dangerous' than what Judge did .
  
highlights_snippet: But Judge spared Savage jail after  hearing how Judge suffered from autism .