Posted on 10/18/2009 10:09:18 AM PDT by Steelfish
Dirt bag parents still need your prayer.
I can’t imagine how or why the ACLU would get involved.
Sheriff just said there’s doubt that Falcon was in the garage attic the whole time..
Part of the problem is all the jurisdictions involved- it really IS just a local matter, but as soon as the feds got involved with military planes and choppers- all bets are off.
I hope freepers always give an “endangered” child situation the benefit of the doubt. LOL..there was a freeper who said, “Jiffy pop anyone” and another freeper said, ‘jerk get off this thread’. Jiffy Pop poster come out, and say “I told you so”.. :)
“Why? Are oriental wives considered “minorities”?”
The left does not consider asians to be minorities. Mostly because they value education, value family, and have a strong work ethic.
And now when the REAL flying saucers pick up a little boy .............nobody will believe it.
ahh so its ok to make jokes about a child who may be in peril. Yeah that should be the first response.
>>Dirt bag parents still need your prayer.<<
*sigh* Too true — maybe more than anyone...
I even chastised Mr. Spectre (who has logged over 10K flying hrs) when he started laughing and told me to calm down that the kid wasn't in the balloon.
I wouldn't listen...oh boy was I ever duped!
sw
We surely need to care about the children being exploited by this father. He seems to have no problem endangering their lives.
After listening to the 911 tapes of the parents talking to dispatchers, I'm certainly suckered in by either their fantastic acting abilities, or the fact two parents were very worried for their youngest child. This is not to say all the follow on interviews weren't criminal child abuse, nor to say the father wouldn't take advantage of the publicity, but I'm pretty firmly convinced that at least for an hour there, they were sure their child was either in mortal danger, or already lost to them.
Do I think they are being wrongly prosecuted? Nahh, it's pretty clear that releasing that balloon was contemplated in the past for personal gain. And the father's craving for fame at any cost to his family certainly warrants the microscope he'll be under by the prosecutor and child protective services. Hopefully sanity will prevail and an agreement can be reached with prosecutors that'll end the father's attempts to turn his family into a show.
I'm not a big fan of preemptive prosecution, nor prosecuting someone who is innocent of the crime they're charged with, but I'll look the other way in this case.
>>The USAF, local Fire and SAR departments, the FAA for clearing airspace, the wheat field that got trashed for the rescue.<<
Don’t forget everyone coming in to or out of DIA who was redirected or made to wait. Their time has value as well.
No, silly. It is hindsight.....Jiffy Pop poster must have known a thing or two about science, unlike myself, to make such a statement. Ignorance of science made me worry. Human nature of believing another mother when she says her child is missing...shame on her, not on us.
I know what you wrote is how I view the typical oriental family in this country...but still..why the ACLU and these people?
sw
No you weren’t duped. Your heart and prayers were in the right place.
Many people prayed and prayed for the safety of this little boy.
We couldn’t imagine a family doing such a thing.
“The USAF, local Fire and SAR departments, the FAA for clearing airspace, the wheat field that got trashed for the rescue.
Maybe 2 Million should do it....”
I’m happy to see the charges being filed but I am more interested in seeing the authorities reverse themselves (again) and pound this fool with a bill for the rescue efforts.
Idiot.....
No silly its common sense. If you have a report of a child in danger you should take it for face value. Worry about lift capacity and other sciency things after the child is secure.
I dunno, perhaps the ACLU sees a payday in there somewhere.
Or maybe they heard a reference to a UFO with possible aliens and thought they were illegals.
This story now is about as interesting as the John & Kate Plus 8 thing. Funny part is that when this John & Kate thing came out, I had to ask who are John & Kate. Had never watched the show and as a result, I guess I didn’t really care about those two.
The balloon boy story is getting to be just as bad. We are being saturated with it...even Fox News covers it. If this family is looking for publicity, they’ve got it now. Sad.
Police do that all the time, to make the suspects relax, slip up, and perhaps say something that can eventually be used against them
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