[DemforBush]

I don’t know the law here, but I think the fitting punishment would be monetary in nature. These clowns should be made to pay for all of the emergency and other public services their hoax incurred and/or disrupted (goodness knows what local air traffic control had to do to clear space for the balloon).

A stupid a$$hat fine would be nice, too.

[ErnstStavroBlofeld]

I think that they need to serious jail time not a slap on the wrist.

[YankeeinOkieville]

These clowns should be made to pay for all of the emergency and other public services their hoax incurred and/or disrupted

Not to mention the farmer's crop that was ruined with all the emergency vehicles rushing to the downed craft.