Boy trapped in homemade balloon...

[Miss Chicken]

How do you get on Wife Swap twice? This guy must really not like his wife if he keeps trying to trade her for a new one.

For the 100th program, two families who had previous been on were brought back following a viewers' vote. The Heene and Silver families won. Both families are nuttier than fruit cakes but the Heenes are the most unbearable of the two. I looked at about 1/2 of the program via Youtube. Richard Heene came across as being a truly obniouxness man. The kids weren't very endearing either and that is coming from me, a woman who genuinely likes children.

 

[Thena]

Which it will be. Anybody who still thinks this was legit after all of the evidence that has come out in the last 24 hours is a fool.

With all due respect, I just saw the press conference that the Larimar County sheriff held, and he isn't ready to call this fraud without additional investigation. He does plan to re-interview the family, but says that it won't happen today. I don't believe the authorities would be taking such a wait-and-see approach if they believed that there were already grounds for criminal charges.

 

[Capn Flukie]

Well whatever happens, it sure was riveting television for a while, I think the boy...

*throws up* oh, sorry about that *gets some Brawny*

... will have to learn to not to trust his nutty dad and his schemes as he grows up.

 

[gh4chiefs]

Which it will be. Anybody who still thinks this was legit after all of the evidence that has come out in the last 24 hours is a fool.

With all due respect, I just saw the press conference that the Larimar County sheriff held, and he isn't ready to call this fraud without additional investigation. He does plan to re-interview the family, but says that it won't happen today. I don't believe the authorities would be taking such a wait-and-see approach if they believed that there were already grounds for criminal charges.

See that's what I'm at. I don't want anyone to think I'm defending the dad, because I'm not. I think there's a pretty good chance that this was a put up hoax from the get-go but NOTHING we've seen is clear evidence of that. Yes there is tons and tons of circumstantial evidence pointing us in that direction. But how can we be certain to the point of bring charges? How can we be certain this just isn't a case of stupid kids being stupid kids?

The most damning piece of evidence is a 6 year old saying we did it for a show. I'm sorry but a 6 yr old is just not the most credible witness.

Again I'm not defending the dad or the family, I guess I'm just saying "innocent until proven guilty." IMHO it hasn't been proven yet.

 

[RoJoHen]

How do you get on Wife Swap twice? This guy must really not like his wife if he keeps trying to trade her for a new one.

For the 100th program, two families who had previous been on were brought back following a viewers' vote. The Heene and Silver families won. Both families are nuttier than fruit cakes but the Heenes are the most unbearable of the two. I looked at about 1/2 of the program via Youtube. Richard Heene came across as being a truly obniouxness man. The kids weren't very endearing either and that is coming from me, a woman who genuinely likes children.

I see. I watched one episode of this back when it first came on the air, and I couldn't believe how crappy all the people were.

I saw about a minute of the interview last night, and I could barely stand to watch the family. They seemed completely ridiculous.

 

[SPOCKED]

The Heene Boys music video needs a new verse:

We put Duncan in the box and got the probe untied
Then he hid in the box and got hisself pussified
got hisself all pussified
he never fell from the probe
he got hisself pussified

 

[Miss Chicken]

The Heene Boys music video needs a new verse:

We put Duncan in the box and got the probe untied
Then he hid in the box and got hisself pussified
got hisself all pussified
he never fell from the probe
he got hisself pussified

The child's name is Falcon not Duncan.

 

[SPOCKED]

The Heene Boys music video needs a new verse:

We put Duncan in the box and got the probe untied
Then he hid in the box and got hisself pussified
got hisself all pussified
he never fell from the probe
he got hisself pussified

The child's name is Falcon not Duncan.

It's Duncan now cuz I'm too lazy to change it

 

[Amaris]

Which it will be. Anybody who still thinks this was legit after all of the evidence that has come out in the last 24 hours is a fool.

With all due respect, I just saw the press conference that the Larimar County sheriff held, and he isn't ready to call this fraud without additional investigation. He does plan to re-interview the family, but says that it won't happen today. I don't believe the authorities would be taking such a wait-and-see approach if they believed that there were already grounds for criminal charges.

I don't have a lot of confidence in a Sheriff who has a police force that doesn't check every area of the house first, even when they said they did.

J.

 

[cultcross]

Which it will be. Anybody who still thinks this was legit after all of the evidence that has come out in the last 24 hours is a fool.

With all due respect, I just saw the press conference that the Larimar County sheriff held, and he isn't ready to call this fraud without additional investigation. He does plan to re-interview the family, but says that it won't happen today. I don't believe the authorities would be taking such a wait-and-see approach if they believed that there were already grounds for criminal charges.

I don't have a lot of confidence in a Sheriff who has a police force that doesn't check every area of the house first, even when they said they did.

J.

It wouldn't take much for the father to 'help' with the house search and deliberately pass over the area he knew his kid was stuffed.

 

[Supreme Admiral]

This is not funny anymore. A six year old boy claims that this was all for a show, he must be confused that it was for a reality show, but turns out that he was scared away from his father who yelled at him the other day, but that's unacceptable and inexcusable for the course of their action, they grab our attention from the very beginning all day long yesterday and was overshadow from President Obama's speech, I'm not laughing, nothing is funny about it anymore.

This was a hoax all along and I suspect that there will be a criminal charges against them. I sense that social workers will comes to take the kids away for sure. No excuse for their actions!!!

 

[gh4chiefs]

Ok now this story makes me rethink what I posted a few moments ago.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,567304,00.html

The boy was found hiding in the home's garage Thursday afternoon, hours after the balloon launched and traveled more than 50 miles.
But a home video released Friday shows that the boy, Falcon Heene, was nowhere near the balloon as it floated off — despite claims from the boy's 10-year-old brother that Falcon was inside the balloon when it broke away. The boy's father, Richard Heene, is also seen standing next to the balloon as it flew from the family's backyard.

 

[Tiberius Jim]

^ not to mention he throws this bizarre hissy fit when he's told that the kid is in the balloon...instead of, you know, trying to get the thing back down. These people's actions are so blatantly not what people would do in this sort of situation.

 

[John Picard]

Ok now this story makes me rethink what I posted a few moments ago.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,567304,00.html

The boy was found hiding in the home's garage Thursday afternoon, hours after the balloon launched and traveled more than 50 miles.
But a home video released Friday shows that the boy, Falcon Heene, was nowhere near the balloon as it floated off — despite claims from the boy's 10-year-old brother that Falcon was inside the balloon when it broke away. The boy's father, Richard Heene, is also seen standing next to the balloon as it flew from the family's backyard.

No, no. This is a misunderstanding. We're supposed to just breathe a sigh of relief that the boy is OK. Can't you keep up with those who don't see the reality for what it is?

 

[Miss Chicken]

After watching young Falcon on Wife Swap I seriously was beginning to doubt if the child concerned could stay hidden in a box for a number of hours, The boy seems to be a hyper sort of child.

 

[Supreme Admiral]

F. Kreuger,

Of course. It was misunderstanding.

 

[cultcross]

No, no. This is a misunderstanding. We're supposed to just breathe a sigh of relief that the boy is OK. Can't you keep up with those who don't see the reality for what it is?

Seriously, who is it you're arguing with?

 

[Supreme Admiral]

After watching young Falcon on Wife Swap I seriously was beginning to doubt if the child concerned could stay hidden in a box for a number of hours, The boy seems to be a hyper sort of child.

Perhaps so. He's little boy after all, Miss N Thrope.

 

[sidious618]

No, no. This is a misunderstanding. We're supposed to just breathe a sigh of relief that the boy is OK. Can't you keep up with those who don't see the reality for what it is?

Seriously, who is it you're arguing with?

I was wondering the same thing.

 

[Amaris]

With all due respect, I just saw the press conference that the Larimar County sheriff held, and he isn't ready to call this fraud without additional investigation. He does plan to re-interview the family, but says that it won't happen today. I don't believe the authorities would be taking such a wait-and-see approach if they believed that there were already grounds for criminal charges.

I don't have a lot of confidence in a Sheriff who has a police force that doesn't check every area of the house first, even when they said they did.

J.

It wouldn't take much for the father to 'help' with the house search and deliberately pass over the area he knew his kid was stuffed.

Which would just add more bad math to the story, because something is really not adding up.

J.