six year old flys away in homemade ballon

[Wayne]

What are they being charged for?

[plaster93]

Being total A$$Holes !

[50%plane]

Someone needs to suggest to the family to use Boost Tabs on their next one.....

[Craven]

	Quote: Originally Posted by 50%plane
	Someone needs to suggest to the family to use Boost Tabs on their next one.....

EXACTLY!!

[BTerry]

	Quote: Originally Posted by Wayne
	What are they being charged for?

The county can only charge them with "filing a false police report", which is a 3rd degree misdemeanor. $50 minimum penalty, up to $750 and six months in jail for the police report.

It would be interesting to learn if any federal charges could apply due to the FAA shutting down the airspace and all northbound flights from DIA during the event.

I don't know whether the county could recover what must approach 700+ manhours of work for the "event". In many states the fire dept can recover charges from people who start house or forest fires with fireworks, for instance.

[Al Lewis]

	Quote: Originally Posted by BTerry
	The county can only charge them with "filing a false police report", which is a 3rd degree misdemeanor. $50 minimum penalty, up to $750 and six months in jail for the police report. It would be interesting to learn if any federal charges could apply due to the FAA shutting down the airspace and all northbound flights from DIA during the event. I don't know whether the county could recover what must approach 700+ manhours of work for the "event". In many states the fire dept can recover charges from people who start house or forest fires with fireworks, for instance.

Yes and your new home state of residence is one that does that whenever they can. LOL I was wondering if the FAA could charge him with endangering air traffic. Not sure about the laws in Colorado but it would seem they could recover the cost of the rescue efforts. They're trying to charge climbers for pulling them off of Mt. Rainier here as they have to do it constantly it seems. Seems like this would be an easier case to make.

[Reza]

It's on CNN that Sheriff anounced it was a hoax and a publicity stunt

http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/10/18/col...ion/index.html

I am so proud of the police department that did pursue this!

[DStJohn]

	Quote: Originally Posted by BTerry
	The county can only charge them with "filing a false police report", which is a 3rd degree misdemeanor. $50 minimum penalty, up to $750 and six months in jail for the police report. It would be interesting to learn if any federal charges could apply due to the FAA shutting down the airspace and all northbound flights from DIA during the event. I don't know whether the county could recover what must approach 700+ manhours of work for the "event". In many states the fire dept can recover charges from people who start house or forest fires with fireworks, for instance.

The sheriff is recommending to the DA that they be charged with two class 4 felonies and a class 3 misdemeanor, so they could do jail time. The felonies are child endangerment and conspiracy. They are still talking with the FAA and working with the other counties to determine the full cost of the stunt Friday. I have a friend who is on the sheriff's search & rescue squad. While they are upset with the parents, they are also relieved that the boy is fine.

[Craven]

These parents' are a f*cking joke.

[classclown]

	Quote: Originally Posted by Craven
	These parents' are a f*cking joke.

That has got to be the best statement about that goofy family. F@ckin' MTV retards.

[whidbey1]

NPR said the max fine was five hundred thousand dollar fine and 6 years in Jail, I bet the parents cant believe how stupid they were...

[50%plane]

BREAKING NEWS!!

this just in:

When 86 year old Fred Jones heard about the six year old "Balloon Boy" He decided to build his own experimental aircraft. 452 miles later, Fred finally landed in Mays Landing, New Jersey, somewhere near where his family had put him into nursing care at Woodview Estates.

The rescue crews were ecstatic about his safe landing, but were unable to interview him do to having to go put out house fires that they had been neglecting while the search for Mr. Jones was being conducted. During interviews by the FAA, Mr. Jones was unable to remember exactly what happened, but said something about Christmas of 1942 when Santa didn't leave anything in his stocking.

Mr. Jones aircraft has been impounded until the investigation is complete.










More as the story develops....

[Craven]

That's my boy!

[classclown]

	Quote: Originally Posted by whidbey1
	NPR said the max fine was five hundred thousand dollar fine and 6 years in Jail, I bet the parents cant believe how stupid they were...

They're too stupid to realize how stupid they are.

[dabrandt22]

Can't fix stupid!!