Boy in a balloon
 

How sad :(

http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/10/15/col...oon/index.html

Live stream .. http://www.rgj.com/article/20091015/...ental-aircraft

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Watching it all unfold now on Sky news and CNN, I hope to god he's hiding somewhere and didn't fall out. It's heartbreaking :-(

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Yeah, I hope he's hiding too. If not, it can't be good.
Naomi.

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I just read this story online, I hope it all ends well, poor little buggar! :unsure:

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I'm watching this on the local news right now. I hope he got out safely, if he was ever in the basket in the first place. The thing has now landed in the country to the NE of Denver.

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They are saying he may not have even been in the basket?

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They found him in the garage attic. :thumbsup:

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This is national/international news why?!? Was it just a slow news day?:huh:

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It's an unusual occurance that will get people to watch and the more people that watch the better the ratings and that makes advertising time more valuable?

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just kids having some fun on a day off from school, pity it turned into a national news story really, lots of costly involvement by lots of different agencies. Typical 6 yr old boy, hiding out in the attic till all the bru ha ha was over.

I'm glad it wasn't an unhappy ending, i'm sure he will get hours of fun from telling his story to all his friends in school.

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NYCBound got it in one.

Imagine being so afraid of your father that when he yells at you, you hide for hours in fear of his temper.

:eek:

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Or imagine being so obedient to your father that you go along with the plan....

This story isn't quite worked out yet, it seems.

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I told my husband yesterday afternoon it was a publicity stunt. The father should be locked away in a padded cell. :frown:

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Padded cells are so that the occupant can't harm themself?

If the latest reports are true, an unpadded cell will do nicely.

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The authorities don't seem to think so. We may never know for sure, but at least the little boy is safe.

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According to what's been on TV tonight the police are re-interviewing based on the TV interviews last night and today.

The parents allegedly phoned a TV/radio station before dialling 911.

The parents even filmed the balloon taking off...there was no sign of the bit that was supposed to have fallen off. There was also clips of the father losing his temper on the Wife Swap shows...he threw drink over the substitute wife while ranting and raving in one clip.

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I did hear they were going to conduct additional interviews. If they really did call a TV/radio station before 911 then I agree with you 100%.

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I hope that if they do find out that it was a publicity stunt, the authorities send the Dad a big hefty bill for wasting everyone's time!

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......and prosecute him for filing a false report.

It's beginning to look rather questionable indeed, judging by the TV Reports.

CNN reports that he called the FAA and A TV Station "to see if they had a Helicopter in the area" before making the 9-1-1 call.

Jim.

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The father is supposed to be making a major announcement in 2 hours. :eek:

I wonder if you can fly something that size without getting some sort of permission from the authorities. :unsure:

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Federal Aviation Regulations Part 101

If the father filed a NOTAM just before the whole mess started, he'll have lots of 'splainin to do.

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Brief Press Conference:

The dad now wants reporters questions in advance. The saga continues.


Jim

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The father is a wacko I watched wifeswap earlier this week, and the family is totaly disfunctional, he is a lunatic and the mother :blink: god help those poor kids.

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On TV this morning it showed an interview with the Father and his kids.....

Father to child...."Did you hear us calling your name?"

Child...."Yes"

Father...."Then why didn't you answer when you heard us calling you?"

Child...."Coz YOU said we were doing it for the show"

:sneaky:

30 seconds in...........http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wI6UONWCq7A

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That interview was from Thursday night...I believe Larry King interviewed them first then Wolf Blitzer. There was also interviews Friday morning on NBC and ABC...Falcon threw up during both interviews.

A couple of behavioural/body language experts (allegedly) were on TV yesterday. Both said the father was acting very shifty and probably lying and the boy was probably so nervous he threw up.

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Figured hoax from the beginning. Too many inconsistencies. Nice lesson to teach your children, idiots. Hope they get jailed, heavily fined and have a serious look at the welfare of the children in their care. Arseholes.

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Wow...the sheriff is saying they knew it was a hoax all along but had to go along with it in order to bring charges against the parents.

The parents should be ashamed of themselves (which of course they won't be)...putting the child through all that. They told him to lie and put him through several live TV interviews even though he was physically sick. :curse:

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Boy, you aren't kidding! I wanted to give them the benefit of the doubt because I couldn't imagine someone putting their kid in that position.

Recent update on CNN.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/10/18/col...ef=mpstoryview

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The latest is that the parents are ready to give themselves up to the police. :rolleyes:

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I did, but he looked a total pillock from the word 'go'.

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This is the type of dumb shit i HATE. And you know what really pissed me off ? While the dumb ass family what getting screen time there was a report bar scrolling news of an attack in Pakistan where people had been killed yet these dumb asses get the attention.

PWNED.. made my night. I hope they get a whopping fine or even a little jail time.



OH and cant forget this one. Love it. I guess thats what happens when you put little kids under pressure in front of the world to lie .

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They were apparently using the whole thing as an 'audition' for a reality show! Jeez!! :rolleyes:

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Ive watched the videos of the two news press things where the little boy was sick....

Im wondering is it really just stress?

Or have the parents done something to make him sick to try and weasle their way out of the spot light for a conviction?

Right now, I wouldnt put it past them.

I hope those kids get better treatment.

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I'll sue him for emotional upset and the waste of a perfectly good Thursday evening's television misuse.

Those poor kids, being used like that.

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"Falcon"?


:lol::lol:

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and he was interviewed by Wolf Blitzer. :lol:

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That's exactly what my husband said when he saw the little boy vomitting on Friday morning.

The parents just carried on with the interview as if nothing had happened. No-one tried to comfort the little boy. :frown:

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The father strikes me as the one who should have been a "boy in a balloon", as in never got past the condom.

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:rofl::thumbsup: