Carl62 Posted October 18, 2009 Report Share Posted October 18, 2009 Now they are saying the parents are going to be facing charges for all this. Holy cow, what some people will do to get their 15 minutes of fame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pam Posted October 18, 2009 Report Share Posted October 18, 2009 Yeah there is for sure something fishy about the entire story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl62 Posted October 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2009 They said on the news that the father called a T.V. station before calling 911!! Red flags right there. Plus the son really let the cat out of the bag on Wolf Blitzers show with his "I did it for the show" statement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pam Posted October 18, 2009 Report Share Posted October 18, 2009 Yeah I read that earlier tonight. Out of the mouths of babes huh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigitalShadow Posted October 18, 2009 Report Share Posted October 18, 2009 What was the balloon boy scare? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pam Posted October 18, 2009 Report Share Posted October 18, 2009 6-year-old Colorado boy found alive in attic after balloon lands - CNN.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl62 Posted October 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2009 I hope they end up throwing this guy and his wife right in the slammer! This guy is the lowest form of scum there is. Having his kids go on one morning talk show after another after another the very next day after this all happens and pushing his kids to the point where the youngest one (the one being interviewed) is throwing up right on T.V. and the father doesn't even bat an eye over it!? These parents are trash! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just_A_Guy Posted October 18, 2009 Report Share Posted October 18, 2009 Probably the most astute thing I saw, though, was a comment about how the press ignored real news all day in hopes that they might catch a six-year-old plummeting to his death on-camera. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenamarie Posted October 18, 2009 Report Share Posted October 18, 2009 Playing devil's advocate here: but we still don't know if this was a "hoax". Unless the Sheriff has made new statements that I haven't seen, we don't know what the charges are FOR, and considering they allowed law officials to search their whole house, there could be any number of things that could bring out chargers that could be unrelated to the balloon incident, or maybe related, but not related in such a way as to make the whole thing a hoax, like charges of child-endangerment for having a balloon that a kid *could* float away in tied up in their backyard (and they may have genuinely believed he had floated away). Also, in another article I read (sorry I can't remember where, or I'd link to it) they said the call to the TV station was actually a fairly logical thing, because they have traffic helicoptors. If anything, I'd be telling them *DON'T FLY NEAR MY KID!* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenamarie Posted October 18, 2009 Report Share Posted October 18, 2009 Probably the most astute thing I saw, though, was a comment about how the press ignored real news all day in hopes that they might catch a six-year-old plummeting to his death on-camera.No kidding.It's one of the reasons why I'm glad we don't get TV reception any more. I get all my news online, so it's easier for me to chose what I click on to read/view and what I don't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ploomf Posted October 18, 2009 Report Share Posted October 18, 2009 On MSNBC it's being reported that the sheriff is calling the balloon saga a hoax. He said charges against the parents include conspiracy, contributing to the delinquency of a minor, and false reporting to authorities. He also said the sheriff's department planned to meet with federal authorities to consider additional charges. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairChild Posted October 18, 2009 Report Share Posted October 18, 2009 I saw film clips of the father throwing a cup of fluid on a woman in his house for wife swap. I saw a lot of bleeping out for swears and bad behavior from both the children and the dad. Maybe this is a good thing that can help change the focus of these children's lives so they will grow up to become better men. Let's pray so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mahone Posted October 18, 2009 Report Share Posted October 18, 2009 No kidding.It's one of the reasons why I'm glad we don't get TV reception any moreWhere do you live? As I live on a fairly small island (at least in comparison to the USA), I'm not used to the concept of not being able to get TV reception regardless of where I am. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenamarie Posted October 18, 2009 Report Share Posted October 18, 2009 Where do you live? As I live on a fairly small island (at least in comparison to the USA), I'm not used to the concept of not being able to get TV reception regardless of where I am.I live in Washington state. We don't get any reception because we don't have a digital converter box for our TV. Out TV can only pick up analoge signals, which are no longer available here, and we don't have cable.Between hulu.com and Netflix we don't really miss it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl62 Posted October 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2009 I saw film clips of the father throwing a cup of fluid on a woman in his house for wife swap. I saw a lot of bleeping out for swears and bad behavior from both the children and the dad. Maybe this is a good thing that can help change the focus of these children's lives so they will grow up to become better men. Let's pray so.The kids have a youtube rap video and there's bleeps on that all over the place. These kids need to be taken away from these parents. All the parents (mostly the dad) care about is whatever ounce of attention they can get, any way that they can get it even if it means using there kids as pawns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annewandering Posted October 19, 2009 Report Share Posted October 19, 2009 New rumors are that a media deal was signed for this reality show he was promoted which brings up the question of whether one of the media outlets was in in on the whole thing. Sounds crazy but anymore who knows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pam Posted November 12, 2009 Report Share Posted November 12, 2009 The latest on this continuing saga:ksl.com - Lawyer: Colo. balloon boy parents to plead guilty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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