Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Should charges be pressed against the Heene family in the case of the Bubble Hoax?

19 comments:

Anonymous said...

Yes!

Anonymous said...

Absolutely! That stunt cost the tax payers how much. And not to mention the poor kids who have to endure this crazy man.

Anonymous said...

Yup!

Anonymous said...

YES YES YES!!!

Finally something I think we can ALL agree on!!

Anonymous said...

They were just giving a product to the masses which the masses desire, promote and deserve...reality TV. They should face charges...but so should any person who sat glued to the news stations watching.

Ryan and Katie said...
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Anonymous said...

I don't think so. The more press they give them the happier they probably are. It's what they wanted right? I think the biggest punishment would be to not talk about them anymore or put them on TV.

Anonymous said...

Definitely! And their attorney said something about it being "child abuse" for the kids to have to watch their parents cuffed and arrested. I think the kids should have to watch so that they see there are consequences to their actions.

I also agree that we definitely need to stop putting them on TV...

Anonymous said...

8:08 your "..but so should any person who sat glued to the news stations watching." quote is unfair. Yes I watched the balloon racing through the sky, and saw it land thinking there was a poor 6 year old child inside. So what's wrong with that? Why is that such a bad thing? I watched just like I watched 9/11, Katrina, Tsunami, and any other news worthy event. Yes the continually coverage is too much and yes I did not watch anymore once they found the child hiding. But what was that point and what did it have to do with this question?

Anonymous said...

Yes! I don't know what this crazy father thought would come out of all this. Did he honestly think people wouldn't be angry? He needs to know there are consequences for his stupidity.

Anonymous said...

YES they should be punished. They can take people uncuffed if they are willing first of all. Kid's don't have to see that. I do think they need jail time or pay a hefty fine for sure.

I don't watch much TV but if they are on the news and I'm watching, I'm not going to turn it off! I am curious to see what is going to happen to them.

Anonymous said...

Can't you be fined for pulling fire alarms in some places? If you can be punished for that then surely you should/can be punished for pulling something like these people did.

Anonymous said...

Does anyone know how much it cost taxpayers for the event? I know that the blackhawk helicopters are more than 4500/hour.... just curious how much it co$t?

Anonymous said...

The only thing I could find said the finial cost is still not known but said "Tens-of-thousands of dollars were spent"

Anonymous said...

They committed fraud, and everyone in the family was in on it.

They lied.
Officials believed the lie.
Officials acted upon the lie.
They spent time, energy, money, etc. investigating and searching, all because of the lie.
The Denver Airport was shut down because of the lie.
The Heenes endangered the lives of many, and inconvenienced countless others (travelers, etc.), through their lie.

This has nothing to do with the media coverage, or who wanted to see the latest sensational thing. The law doesn't include language that says "It's fraud UNLESS the public was really panting to see it on TV." You can't mitigate their crime by the numbers of people who like that sort of thing.

So yes, press charges, put them in jail, give their kids to more responsible parents. And then never mention the Heenes again. Ever.

Anonymous said...

Nice use of the word mitigate, 3:04.


And yes.

Anonymous said...

I think 3:04 said it best!

Anonymous said...

I think there should be a postmodern faux reality show about a guy who tries to get a reality show but it's a hoax.

Anonymous said...

I don't care who you are, that's funny right there!

And ABSOLUTELY YES!