The father should be incarcerated AND become the subject of a reality show called "Mr Scientist tries to invent a chastity belt from toilet paper rolls, prison cafeteria trays, and other miscellaneous items".
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http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/balloon-boy-dad-richard-heene-90-days-jail/story?id=9408887
It should have been 10 years not being able to profit. Serves that stupid attention whore right.
It should have been 10 years not being able to profit. Serves that stupid attention whore right.
Eh, in 4 years nobody is even gonna remember this, so it sounds about right.
Yeah, I'm fine with that sentence, and with the day/night jail time that still allows him to work during the day to provide for his family. Sounds like a fair handling of the situation by the courts.
One thing that people won't countenance is being fooled. That's the reason this guy's gonna do jail time.
Now everyone can pretend that they weren't suckers.
Now everyone can pretend that they weren't suckers.
... or it might have to do with wasting thousands of dollars and hours of manpower in emergency services and other agencies through a deliberate falsehood.
Orson Welles didn't deliberately deceive a nation either. It was clear from the beginning that the Mercury Theater was presenting fiction. It was only those that tuned-in mid-broadcast that could be potentially fooled. Among those late-comers, only those that believed a scientist could drive from his laboratory to the sight of an alien landing in about 45 seconds and other 24-esque miracles actually believed we were being invaded.
Yes, that's the actual reason. I don't think anyone is moping around seething about being fooled or being a sucker. I think most people understand that Heene is the only one who came out of this looking like a fool.
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Then you're kidding yourself. Still.
This kind of sentencing, in this country, is assinine - especially in the mother's case. But what the hell, it's not like they're investment bankers or something so they might as well be punished.
^ Well, I don't feel like a fool. I guess maybe you do. Or maybe you just need to feel that you're better than all those "fools" who do.
I don't need anything.
Well, I expect these two will still find a way to turn a dollar out of this when all is said and done. So it's probably a wash.
Well, I expect these two will still find a way to turn a dollar out of this when all is said and done. So it's probably a wash.
^ That's fine. I'm willing to take you at your word. You're A-OK in my book. 
Then you're kidding yourself. Still.
This kind of sentencing, in this country, is assinine - especially in the mother's case. But what the hell, it's not like they're investment bankers or something so they might as well be punished.
The woman in this case, also from Colorado, received a one year sentence for filing a false police report that used up similar amounts of resources as the Heene's did. She had a prior record (hence the stricter sentence), but his sentencing seems perfectly in keeping with that case.
Yeah, it's not like they threw the book at the guy. 90 days and a probation to ensure he doesn't profit? Sounds more than fair to me.
Perfect sentencing.
He deserves every bit of it.
He deserves every bit of it.
Oh, well as long as it's "in line" with a sentence handed down to someone else, somewhere, for something similar then it makes sense.
As it turns out the mother won't actually be incarcerated, which makes the whole thing a little less stupid. Hopefully, idiots calling for removal of the kids from the home will shut up now.
and the Heene family was never ever heard from ever ever EVER again
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