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6-year-old boy is floating away

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Songbird, Oct 15, 2009.

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  1. OnTheRiver

    OnTheRiver Active Member

    In order:

    1. "You OK, son?"
    2. Ass beating.
     
    OnTheRiver, Oct 15, 2009
    #205
  2. Michael_ Gee

    Michael_ Gee Well-Known Member

    News flash! Kids do dumb stuff. This story isn't about the kids, it's about how easily and completely everyone, especially news media that are supposed to be trained to be skeptical, freaked out totally.
     
    Michael_ Gee, Oct 15, 2009
    #206
  3. mb

    mb Active Member

    Yeah, because the father who named his son Falcon and had his family on Wife Swap is certainly going to bring the hard justice.
     
    mb, Oct 15, 2009
    #207
  4. mustangj17

    mustangj17 Active Member

    Ass beating for both kids.

    As for the cops... didn't one of them think to look in the garage?

    WTF is wrong with people?
     
    mustangj17, Oct 15, 2009
    #208
  5. Some Guy

    Some Guy Active Member

    Dammit. You guys beat me to it.
     
    Some Guy, Oct 15, 2009
    #209
  6. Clerk Typist

    Clerk Typist Guest

    Yay! He'll be a hero to his classmates in the morning.
     
    Clerk Typist, Oct 15, 2009
    #210
  7. mustangj17

    mustangj17 Active Member

    I enjoyed all the poor reporting today.

    YAY TV!
     
    mustangj17, Oct 15, 2009
    #211
  8. TheSportsPredictor

    TheSportsPredictor Well-Known Member

    So the media hears that one kid said there's another kid floating in a balloon a mile high in Colorado, does very little to confirm this, and runs with it all day long. Impressive.
     
    TheSportsPredictor, Oct 15, 2009
    #212
  9. mb

    mb Active Member

    More from fark:

    The next time, when he really launches himself in a balloon, nobody's going to believe him.
     
    mb, Oct 15, 2009
    #213
  10. Inky_Wretch

    Inky_Wretch Well-Known Member

    Yes.
     
    Inky_Wretch, Oct 15, 2009
    #214
  11. BYH

    BYH Active Member

    BYH, Oct 15, 2009
    #215
  12. ArnoldBabar

    ArnoldBabar Active Member

    I still hope the parents get financially and publicly bitchslapped. The kid wasn't in the balloon, but there's no reason he couldn't have been.

    And according to this, the parents have proudly made a living (or at least tried to make themselves famous) making light of child safety:

    http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/10/15/heene.wife.swap/index.html?iref=mpstoryview
     
    ArnoldBabar, Oct 15, 2009
    #216
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