Balloon Boy | The Untold Story
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Published 2017-04-19
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All Comments (21)
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A follow up by Richard Heene himself. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Axgyj7g5XZY&list=PLxwlyOUWMDL7K-x-sOHDpar0UrckC1Yrg&index=14
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Thats a man who is swallowing his pride to save his family
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What did they expect when they named the kid "Falcon"
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I do find it interesting that so many people bring up "But Heene is an asshole", as if that changes anything. So what if he is? You can still be an unpleasant person and also NOT guilty of a crime you're being accused of.
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I just want to say how nice it was that the woman from Wife Swap went on national television to defend Richard. Most people would portray Richard in the worst light possible for the attention, but she gave her honest impression of him and his children.
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“I’m sorry I don’t speak English” “So you admit to intentionally making a multimillion dollar hoax” (Super confused) “Yes? “ “It’s a confession get her”
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Remember kids: Never talk without a lawyer.
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Imagine how shit the kid felt/feels. One little spoken mishap and you spelled doomed for your family.
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My wife just realized why falcon ran and hid. His dad is losing his shit. Screaming, cursing. it makes sense that he would get away from that. And after when they were screaming his name looking for him, he thought that maybe he was in trouble.... case solved.
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Update as of today: The governor of Colorado has issued pardons for both parents.
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Literally everything those cops did was VERY illegal.
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There's also the fact that when Falcon says that thing about the show, his parents don't panic. You'd think that if it was actually a hoax, they'd at least react in some way or another to their masterplan being exposed.
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They’ve now pardoned the parents, but the messed up thing is they didn’t admit to how they scared the parents into a guilty plea or that the conviction was wrong. The judge just said “it’s time to move on” without admitting it was a false conviction, so legally they are pardoned but their reputation will still forever be tarnished because of a messed up justice system
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It's so depressing when the only person who gave him justice started it as a joke.
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Never, ever talk to the police without a lawyer.
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This story is actually rather upsetting. I feel bad for the family. The damage done by the media can't be undone.
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5:43 both parents pause and simultaneously scream in horror: “WHAT” when their son tells them his brother is in the balloon. That is definitely not something that you can just act and get it right on a first take. Those were the voices of two parents that we’re about to pass out
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So apparently the Heene family had to pay that 36k fine and go to jail, not because any evidence was found against them, but because the police basicly threatened them and blackmailed them into pleading guilty? Thumps up to the justice system.
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they were threatening to deport his wife if he didn't plead guilty? that sounds pretty fucking evil
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The wikipedia talk page for the incident is incredibly frustrating to read. Multiple times an edit has been suggested and denied to change "Hoax" to "Incident" and multiple times it has been shot down for seemingly no reason.
