Boy Trapped in Runaway Balloon!

[Yuriatin]

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Flippin' disgusting - I blame their sick arse parents.

Oonu did ketch dis?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmlBPAY90MM

These kids are all little future Unibombers.

Sick.

[kia027]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Yuri_</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Flippin' disgusting - I blame their sick [censored] parents.

Oonu did ketch dis?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmlBPAY90MM

These kids are all little future Unibombers.

Sick.

</div></div>

Wha wrong with the rap video please?

[SandiF]

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yu fi tun detective

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: xKs</div><div class="ubbcode-body">thoughts..
1. dat balloon look empty or dat deh picney deh light..
2. a wonder who gonna pay for the cost of the rescue..
3. American cant even bring dun a homemade baloon, much less al queda??
4. a hope its not a Black man pickney..

any bookies on this? </div></div>

[SandiF]

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LOL! xKx nuh kill mi but good question fi true



<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: xKs</div><div class="ubbcode-body">a wonder if the balloon did float into (say) the Pentagon's airspace, if dem woulda did shoot it down ..
now THAT would be worth watching .. </div></div>

[SandiF]

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lawd gad


<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: SueSumba</div><div class="ubbcode-body">dem just fine di likkle friggah. him was in the attic in di garage di whole time i was hoping him baxide dead so i could feel sarry fi di parents dem </div></div>

[Dr.Dudd]

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Isn't she certified??
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: SandiF</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
lawd gad


<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: SueSumba</div><div class="ubbcode-body">dem just fine di likkle friggah. him was in the attic in di garage di whole time i was hoping him baxide dead so i could feel sarry fi di parents dem </div></div> </div></div>

[evanovitch]

Police say 'media outlet' involved in balloon hoax

Police say 'media outlet' involved in balloon hoax

18/10/2009 5:32:54 PM

CTV.ca News Staff
Investigators say the saga of a boy mistakenly thought to be floating high above Colorado in a homemade balloon was an elaborate hoax, with a &quot;media outlet&quot; agreeing to pay the family for their involvement.


Larimer County Sheriff Jim Alderden told reporters the alleged hoax had been planned for at least two weeks and that investigators suspect more people and an unnamed &quot;media outlet&quot; were in on it.

On Thursday, six-year-old Falcon Heene's parents called 911, claiming the boy was in the homemade UFO-shaped balloon when it drifted away from the family's backyard on Thursday.

When the balloon landed after an 80-kilometre flight, Falcon was nowhere to be found. He was discovered five hours later at home, hiding in the rafters of the family's garage.

&quot;<span style="font-weight: bold">We do understand, looking at some of the documents already, that at least one of the media outlets has agreed to pay them some money with regards to this particular incident</span>,&quot; Alderden said.

He also said he would not name the outlet, but said he was not talking about a news organization.

&quot;There are so many of these shows that kind of blur the line between entertainment and news,&quot; he said.

<span style="font-weight: bold">Alderden said police believe they have enough evidence to file charges against the boy's parents Richard and Mayumi Heene. </span>
He told reporters that police will recommend that the following charges be filed against the couple: conspiracy, contributing to the delinquency of a minor, false reporting to authorities and attempting to influence a public servant. Since the charges have not yet been filed, no one has yet been arrested.

<span style="font-weight: bold">Some of the charges carry a sentence of up to six years in prison and a $500,000 fine. </span>
&quot;Needless to say they put on a very good show for us, and we bought it,&quot; Alderden said, alleging Falcon may not have been hiding at all.

&quot;For all we know he may have been two blocks down the road playing on the swing in the city park,&quot; he said.

Richard Heene said he's &quot;seeking counsel,&quot; though it was unclear whether he was talking about hiring an attorney.

&quot;<span style="font-weight: bold">This thing has become so convoluted,&quot; Heene told The Associated Press as tears welled up in his eyes. In a news conference, Alderden said Richard Heene showed &quot;no evidence of remorse&quot; for the saga</span>.

<span style="font-weight: bold">While all three of the couple's sons knew of the hoax, none will face charges due to their ages, Alderden said. The oldest child is 10. </span>

<span style="font-weight: bold">Authorities have also contacted local child protective services</span>, but the children are still living with their parents for now, Alderden said.

Alderden was asked whether officials had concerns for Falcon's safety.

'Balloon boy' captures world's attention

Millions of eyes were glued to TV sets on Thursday, watching the search for the young boy. Soon after the balloon left the family's backyard, Mayumi Heene told an emergency dispatcher that her son was in &quot;a flying saucer,&quot; seemingly under the impression that Falcon had climbed into the balloon.

But media and members of the public grew skeptical of the family's story, particularly after it was revealed they had appeared on the reality show &quot;Wife Swap,&quot; and that Richard, who is a storm chaser, had tried to pitch reality TV shows to a number of producers. Alderden said the couple met in acting school in Hollywood.

While police initially believed the story, their suspicions were raised after the family gave an interview with CNN, during which Falcon told his father &quot;you said we did this for a show,&quot; when he was asked why he didn't emerge from his hiding place earlier.

&quot;If you look at the nonverbal responses, as well as some of the verbal cues, not only for him but from the family, the children, their reaction, it became very clear to us at that point that they were lying,&quot; Alderden said.

In two other TV interviews that same day, Falcon vomited when asked again why he hid.

Investigators questioned both Richard and Mayumi at the local police station on Saturday night, and it was from those interviews that police gleaned enough information to obtain search warrants for the couple's home.

During the search, conducted late Saturday evening, authorities seized computers, telephone records and financial records. They were also looking for media recordings and any contracts related to a reality television show or a plan for such a show, Alderden said.

Should the district attorney choose to charge the couple, law enforcement agencies who participated in the pursuit of the balloon and the search for Falcon will likely seek restitution.

&quot;If this is presented to the DA, if he accepts the charges and if it proceeds to court, we certainly will be seeking restitution, but unfortunately I don't have those figures,&quot; Alderden said. &quot;Getting a dollar amount and the man hours has really been the least of our concerns at this point. We will be working on that throughout the week.&quot;

Alderden said local authorities will also meet with officials from the Federal Aviation Administration and the FBI, to determine if the couple will face any federal charges.

Military helicopters, and a ground rescue team were dispatched for the search for Falcon, and officials rerouted planes out of the balloon's airspace, delaying flights at Denver International Airport.

Using measurements of the balloon given by Richard Heene on Thursday, a Colorado State University physics professor, told police that it was possible for the balloon to lift Falcon, who weights 17 kilograms.

But once the balloon landed and police took proper measurements, the professor said it would have been impossible for the device, which was made of tarp, aluminum foil and a thin piece of plywood to fly away with the boy inside.

With files from The Associated Press

[julie*mango]

Balloon Boy

is a hoax ascawdin to di police....

duh!

[X]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: SandiF</div><div class="ubbcode-body">yu fi tun detective

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: xKs</div><div class="ubbcode-body">thoughts..
1. dat balloon look empty or dat deh picney deh light..
2. a wonder who gonna pay for the cost of the rescue..
3. American cant even bring dun a homemade baloon, much less al queda??
4. a hope its not a Black man pickney..

any bookies on this? </div></div> </div></div>

aie sah..
thank God fi the ability fi see the &quot;Matrix &quot; for what it really is.

if we all stop for a second and tae a step back, we would see the world for the real frigtenly intewovenly mediocre planet that we have become..

Check it..
How did the death of a black superstar affect the future of a middle eastern nuclear power?
Well chec how the attention quickly turned from the Iran uprising as soon as MJ's death was announced. Consequent to M's death, the only real news outta Iran is how the govt is now rounding up the &quot;leaders&quot; of the uprising and sentencing them to death.. but WHO Cares?? Its past its cycle.

Check the Jon n Kate drama.. from day to day, one or the other the most hated person in America..
Now Baloon boy Hoax occurs.. and Heele family kicks the Gosslins outta the spotlight..
Who knows, maybe this event will make America an even more JADED nation.. finally..

Rio Brazil..
What that has to do with anything?
Well anyone who nows anything about Brazil, knowns the slum and the soffacating crime..
Check a gritty movie called City of Gods (I think was the name) to get an idea..
Nonetheless..
Had Rio ever hit a news cycle on US air waves? Not that I know of..
BUT
Chicago losses it Olympic bid, and Rio wins the &quot;honor&quot; to host the next Olympics..
Check how the News networks will suddenly be featuring the worst of Rio in the news..

We live inna Matrix mi a tell u..

[bigbooie]

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Its obvious dis whole thing was not thought out properly. Bwaayy they are stupid to think kids could be part of a scheem without spilling the beans one way or the other. Dem a EDDIOT!

[mountaingal]

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i watched the following &quot;media conference&quot; live (the father called it) and was astounded at what transpired. guy's crazy! if this started as a hoax, it backfired pretty quickly, and is a cautionary tale for all &quot;reality show&quot; attention seekers.

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[Gen]

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what i meant was that the wife look like the typical abused smaddy on previous tapes

the father have a nasty temper

anyway ovah the weekend the authorities supposedly gave har safe house information as well as info on domestic violence

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Gen</div><div class="ubbcode-body">the father is a psychotic nutjob, and the wife is just </div></div>

[evanovitch]

Media stunt in works for months: report

Balloon stunt charges delayed to next week

19/10/2009 1:09:05 PM

CBC News
Authorities in Colorado say any charges against the couple accused of masterminding the runaway balloon publicity stunt won't come until at least next week.


Eloise Campanella, a spokeswoman for the Larimer County sheriff's office, said Monday that investigators likely won't finish their reports and present them to the district attorney's office until next week. It will then be up to prosecutors to decide whether to file charges against Richard Heene or his wife, Mayumi.

The couple's lawyer, David Lane, had expected charges to be laid by Wednesday.

Lane said Richard Heene and his wife, Mayumi, are willing to turn themselves in if and when charges are laid, but declined to say whether he believed they were involved in what police described as a hoax.

&quot;If they [prosecutors] can prove their case beyond a reasonable doubt, that's one thing. If they can't prove their case beyond a reasonable doubt, that's another,&quot; the defence attorney told The Associated Press.

The Heene family began a media frenzy last week when the parents told authorities they were certain that Falcon, the youngest of their three children, had crawled inside a helium balloon - built in their yard as a science experiment - before it floated away on Thursday.

Television cameras followed the balloon for 80 kilometres before it landed; a search then showed no one inside. A few hours later, Falcon was found safe at home, hiding in the rafters of his family's garage.

When interviewed after the alleged incident by CNN's Wolf Blitzer on the Larry King Live show Thursday night, Falcon told his father that he didn't come out of the attic when called because they were &quot;doing this for the show.&quot;

Police said they believe the incident was a hoax after interviewing the family members separately. Larimer County Sheriff Jim Alderden said Sunday that he would be seeking charges, including felonies, against the parents, who had twice appeared on the reality show Wife Swap.

&quot;We certainly know that there's a conspiracy between the husband and wife. You've probably seen some of the emails and some of the things on the internet suggesting that there may be other conspirators,&quot; said Alderden.


Investigators had said Sunday they would also be questioning Robert Thomas, a 25-year-old Denver man who claimed Richard Heene had discussed with him a media stunt involving a weather balloon to help launch a proposed reality show.

Thomas sold his story to entertainment gossip website Gawker.com and provided the website with email exchanges between himself and Heene.

Thomas said Heene envisioned himself as the star of a reality show in which he would carry out scientific experiments and hunt for signs of extraterrestrial life.

&quot;This will be the most significant UFO-related news event to take place since the Roswell Crash of 1947, and the result will be a dramatic increase in local and national awareness about the Heene family, our reality series, as well as the UFO phenomenon in general,&quot; according to a copy of the show's proposal provided to the site by Thomas.

Gawker editor-in-chief Gabriel Snyder said Thomas was planning to meet with investigators Sunday night, though authorities did not confirm this.

Alderden said the children were still with the parents Sunday and that child protective services had been contacted to investigate their well-being.

The sheriff said he expected to recommend charges of conspiracy, making a false report to authorities, attempting to influence a public servant and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.

Kids' behaviour under scrutiny

Alderden said on Sunday the behaviour of the children during interviews raised questions whether they were given drugs beforehand. The three boys appeared dazed and Falcon threw up twice during interviews his family gave on Friday.

Police also said documents show the Heenes have agreed to sell their story to a media outlet, though Snyder said it was not his publication.

The producer of Wife Swap said it had a show in development with the Heenes, but that the deal was now off. TLC also said Heene had pitched a reality show to the network months ago, but that it had passed on the offer.

With files from The Associated Press