Monday, October 19, 2009

This Bird Was Never Meant To Soar.

The whole world watched as clips of the 9/11 attacks played on tv in 2001. The whole world watched as the Columbia Space Shuttle crashed over Texas in 2003. And in 2009 the whole world watched as a little boy stuck in a balloon flew over Colorado... or at least they thought they did.
The most recent article I read about this situation was Sheriff: Boy-in-balloon was hoax, charges expected by Dan Elliott. The Heene family, who appeared on Wife Swap, apparently wanted more then their fifteen minutes of fame, so what better way to do that then by claiming your child is stuck in a balloon? Apparently anything could have been better. This claim led to the five hour search for six-year-old Falcon, the shut down of Denver International Airport, and spending $14,500 on the use of two military helicopters to aid in the 'rescue' of the boy.
When it first came out that the boy had hidden in the attic of their home, I was not so surprised. I really didn't think that this child, no matter how light, could be soaring in the air for 50 miles across two counties. However, I didn't think that this event had been planned two weeks in the making. Apparently, during one of the interviews of the family, Falcon was heard saying "We did this for the show." And this is now being called the "Aha" moment in the whole investigation. [Personally, I think this moment should have come earlier when the public found out that instead of calling the police first to report the missing child, Mr. Heene called channel 9 news. Hmm... ya think?]
I personally couldn't believe how low some people would sink to get their moments of fame. Using your 6 year old son? Did they honestly expect for him to understand what was going on? It's no wonder they got caught. All of this had been done to gain a deal for a reality tv show? I understand that people will do a lot to be rich and famous, but at what point does it seem okay to extort your child?
I think this proves how much of a high priority media is in our lifestyle. It's everywhere we look and it's becoming a part of everything we do, and people will go to great lengths to be a major part of it.
As for me? I think the only logical thing to do is have a son named Pigeon, and claim he was abducted by aliens in order for our up-coming shoe line to take off.

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