Child Floats Away in Balloon
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Jim Brennan
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Got the balloon. No kid.
Mark Harris
Pain in the ass
I call stunt.
My assessment as of 1:08pm pst. I don't think he's "hiding in the yard" or anywhere in the close area as newscasters are assuming. My guess is, he climbed in, freaked out (as a 6 year old would do) and spilled out. The experts are saying it lifted fast and far within seconds. I can only imaging the worse here, he fell from a high distance and is hopefully hanging onto life somewhere in that town. Hopefully they find him soon, but all this talk from cops searching the immediate area is ridiculous. If he's that close, he's alive. The prudent move would be to search over a mile radius, where he could be injured from the fall.
Thoughts?
Thoughts?
Total hoax.
The media got punked.
It seemed to me that anyone could look at the balloon and tell that no one was inside by the way it was tilting.
It was funny to see the media go all ape-poo w/o any facts. I mean they actually reported that the "source" of the story was the kids older brother.
Come on now....
The media got punked.
It seemed to me that anyone could look at the balloon and tell that no one was inside by the way it was tilting.
It was funny to see the media go all ape-poo w/o any facts. I mean they actually reported that the "source" of the story was the kids older brother.
Come on now....
I have heard his dads name before in the storm chasing community. He has a history of media stunts in the past, not saying they were bogus but just a different way of going about things that upset a lot of people. I also rememer something about him doing something over the top to get him on last seasons Wife Swap tv show.
Let's hope his kid is ok and he is not crying wolf for PR for another upcoming tv show or media project.
Let's hope his kid is ok and he is not crying wolf for PR for another upcoming tv show or media project.
Jim Brennan
VHS Member Old Skool
It's not a hoax. The basket fell off the balloon before the media had eyes on it.
They are just NOW expanding the search outside of that immediate area. That's what they should have done in the first place! Every minute they screw around in the neighborhood is another minute this kid clings to life somewhere in the distance.
I have a 6 year old too, that's why i'm freaking out over this. it's just crazy that no one figured out to search wide sooner.
I have a 6 year old too, that's why i'm freaking out over this. it's just crazy that no one figured out to search wide sooner.
Absurd. He's not whack, he's a meteorologist who has his own show on science and experiments. The media are not overreacting and this is not a hoax. Again, what would be the motive?
The guy is a meteorologist, scientist, astronomer, hurricane chacer, hence the balloon. Has contributed to CNN.
There was a box attached that they can't find.
Why would these people create this hoax with national agencies involed and risk serious criminal charges?
How are they gonna make money or profit off it if it's fake? How are they going to avoid charges if it's fake?
I suppose anything is possible, but given my reasoning above, don't see why anyon'es mind would go to hoax right off the bat.
EDIT: Ok here's a hoax angle. They're "not sure" the boy was in the box. I suppose they could have contrived to hide him, and have him show up safe later having been napping at a friend's house or something or hiking in the woods or the Appalachian trail. They are a broadcasting / TV family. I suppose that way they'd get all this attention and not get charged with anything. But still ...
Against it being a hoax - they'd have to make a box that would self detatch in a place that wouldn't be found. UNLESS, the box was never attached and they're just claiming it was. That way no risk of anyone finding it.
There was a box attached that they can't find.
Why would these people create this hoax with national agencies involed and risk serious criminal charges?
How are they gonna make money or profit off it if it's fake? How are they going to avoid charges if it's fake?
I suppose anything is possible, but given my reasoning above, don't see why anyon'es mind would go to hoax right off the bat.
EDIT: Ok here's a hoax angle. They're "not sure" the boy was in the box. I suppose they could have contrived to hide him, and have him show up safe later having been napping at a friend's house or something or hiking in the woods or the Appalachian trail. They are a broadcasting / TV family. I suppose that way they'd get all this attention and not get charged with anything. But still ...
Against it being a hoax - they'd have to make a box that would self detatch in a place that wouldn't be found. UNLESS, the box was never attached and they're just claiming it was. That way no risk of anyone finding it.
Exactly, and folks proposing this theory need to check the facts.
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Jim Brennan
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Who are "they"? We have no idea what the parents reported. We only know what the media said. I've been watching this since about 12:45 and there has not been one single statement from the parents that I know of.
A lady friend of mine is high up at Reuters news and she sent it out on Facebook a while ago, I gave her a heads up about him, they are digging deep into his past as we speak, if it's a PR stunt for an upcoming TV show he has on science or weather (ballon related) and his kid is at a neighbors house he is going to get his ass handed to him.
If his kid is hurt my thoughts and prayers will go out to the family.
I read the article was from today but did this happen today or yesterday?
It's unfolding right now Chip.
My edit from above just to play Devil's advocate:
My edit from above just to play Devil's advocate:
It was reported to the media that the kid was inside the weather balloon; it came from either the parents or the kids older brother.
Surely you saw that on the cable news channels.
As far as the reasoning goes, think about the same folks who on 9-11 knowingly made false reports to the authorities that their loved ones were calling them saying that they need rescue because they are trapped inside the rubble.
Again, I hope the kid is fine. I am simply of the opinion that this rings false.
CNN says it's "possible" that the boy was in the balloon based on "sibling reports".