What a weird week it's been as far as current events go. I'm sure that by now you've heard about the Heene incident, as the balloon boy story was captured by just about every major media outlet. The Heene parents decided to call authorities to let them know that their son Falcon had been taken into the air by a homemade balloon.
This was no ordinary balloon, it was one shaped and painted like a spacecraft. Filled with helium, it quickly ascended into the air and the media chased it down, everyone having feared the worst for Falcon Heene.
A few hours later as the helium died down, the flying saucer came into a very surprisingly soft descent, landing on the ground but still leading authorities to believe that the worse was be to expected. Somehow, Falcon wasn't inside the balloon. Where was he? Hiding in the family's attic.
During an interview with Wolf Blitzer on CNN later that night, Falcon let something very interesting slip out - that he had been hiding in the family attic "for the show". The Heenes quickly looked panicked and on edge after Wolf Blitzer questioned the family about this little slip-up.
Everything then took a turn for the worse and it became obvious that the entire incident was a staged one. The public had been taken for a ride by the Heene family.
Clearly, the Heenes made the entire incident up because they wanted a reality TV show. They sacrificed the integrity of our nation's emergency system for their own gain.
The costs associated with the chase were high, as was the media coverage. Simply put, you don't toy with anyone's emotions like this, especially when it involves the life of your own son.
As such, there's no legitimate reason to believe that this should be treated any differently. These parents should both do some time in jail. Their spectacle was pathetic.
This was no ordinary balloon, it was one shaped and painted like a spacecraft. Filled with helium, it quickly ascended into the air and the media chased it down, everyone having feared the worst for Falcon Heene.
A few hours later as the helium died down, the flying saucer came into a very surprisingly soft descent, landing on the ground but still leading authorities to believe that the worse was be to expected. Somehow, Falcon wasn't inside the balloon. Where was he? Hiding in the family's attic.
During an interview with Wolf Blitzer on CNN later that night, Falcon let something very interesting slip out - that he had been hiding in the family attic "for the show". The Heenes quickly looked panicked and on edge after Wolf Blitzer questioned the family about this little slip-up.
Everything then took a turn for the worse and it became obvious that the entire incident was a staged one. The public had been taken for a ride by the Heene family.
Clearly, the Heenes made the entire incident up because they wanted a reality TV show. They sacrificed the integrity of our nation's emergency system for their own gain.
The costs associated with the chase were high, as was the media coverage. Simply put, you don't toy with anyone's emotions like this, especially when it involves the life of your own son.
As such, there's no legitimate reason to believe that this should be treated any differently. These parents should both do some time in jail. Their spectacle was pathetic.
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