The reason I suspect it's broken is because even when the bastard got me and turned around to pull me over, I got nothing, and THEN when he was behind me writting my just rewards, I plugged it in for fun and it wasn't going off?
Laser doesn't work that way. You won't get a hit unless the officer is actively targeting you with the laser gun from a stationary position. Typically, they will be standing out of their car shooting people from the side of the road.
How old is your V1? You need to keep it updated so it's detecting what law enforcement is currently using. If you don't you can get hit by certain radar detectors as well as lasars.
Go to their website, type in your VIN from your unit and it will tell you if it's out of date.
My 7yr old V1 picks up Laser just fine. It does have issues with K/Ka, but X and Laser work great.