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OR Guy Founder
Joined: 29 Sep 2008 Posts: 409 Location: Washington, PA
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Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 7:47 am Post subject: Balloon Boy |
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Do you think the 'balloon boy' parents should lose custody of their children?
http://www.observer-reporter.com/OR/StoryAP/10-19-Balloon-Boy _________________ Sincerely,
OR Guy
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blackballed Professional
Joined: 15 Feb 2009 Posts: 1510 Location: north to south
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Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 9:02 am Post subject: |
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NO the parents are the problem,they did not put him at risk, BUT we know the system is to take the kid and investigate later.BB |
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Cylinsier Master
Joined: 29 Sep 2008 Posts: 13229 Location: Oh shi-
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Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 9:12 am Post subject: |
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If they had actually put the kid in the balloon, then I would say yes. However, they never actually endangered their children. _________________ The end is nigh! OR forums die APRIL 1. Don't lose contact! Join the forums at bogsource.com now! |
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Brant Admin
Joined: 29 Sep 2008 Posts: 5277 Location: Hopewell Township
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Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 9:17 am Post subject: |
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However, I think their pattern of behavior suggests that those children aren't in the best situation. Any further incident, and I think the children should be taken away for their own well-being. _________________
The priests of the different religious sects dread the advance of science as witches do the approach of daylight.
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Cylinsier Master
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Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 9:20 am Post subject: |
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Perhaps...I actually think taking them on wife swap is much more of a reason to give the kids to social services than this fiasco. That has to be ten times more damaging. _________________ The end is nigh! OR forums die APRIL 1. Don't lose contact! Join the forums at bogsource.com now! |
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amom Mod
Joined: 29 Sep 2008 Posts: 2753 Location: You can't get here from there
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Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 12:50 pm Post subject: |
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People like this crave attention. The best thing for this family would be for everyone, especially the press, to ignore them.
They appear to be a little "outside the box," but that in itself is not a bad thing, one that would warrant taking the kids away from the parents. If the six-year-old was truly so afraid of his dad that he hid in an attic box for hours, then that might be a justifiable reason. _________________ -amom
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SSSS Journeyman
Joined: 13 Oct 2008 Posts: 3753 Location: Wash PA
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Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 1:29 pm Post subject: |
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I agree 100 percent mom-the problem is, just like with "octomom" the media will NOT ignore them. They will continue to feed this monster for awhile. _________________
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Amphikalein Journeyman
Joined: 10 Oct 2008 Posts: 3177 Location: Corrales, NM
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Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 1:41 pm Post subject: |
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Once it was discovered that the kid was safe, this ceased to be news. Now it's just tabloid crap. _________________ "Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter." ~Martin Luther King Jr.
"May we, in our dealings with all the peoples of the earth, ever speak the truth and serve justice." ~Dwight D. Eisenhower
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OndinitaAKALibchit Journeyman
Joined: 05 Oct 2009 Posts: 3883 Location: Where the sun don't shine! ;-)
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Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 1:51 pm Post subject: |
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I agree. The media needs to stop feeding the beast. As for the parents, I think that they should be punished the same way the "GA Runaway Bride" was. Sentence them to community service and make them liable for all the expenses of the hoax. _________________ "If by a 'Liberal' they mean someone who looks ahead and not behind, someone who welcomes new ideas without rigid reactions, someone who cares about the welfare of the people — their health, their housing, their schools, their jobs, their civil rights and their civil liberties ... if that is what they mean by a 'Liberal,' then I’m proud to say I’m a 'Liberal.'" ~ Senator John F. Kennedy 9/14/1960
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Brant Admin
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Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 2:22 pm Post subject: |
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These shows like "Wife Swap" and "Jon and Kate" exist only because people can watch them and TV networks can make money off of them. TLC should be ashamed of how it's still trying to milk money from the Gosselin family after playing a part in destroying them. _________________
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busdriver Journeyman
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Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 4:36 pm Post subject: |
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Brant wrote: | These shows like "Wife Swap" and "Jon and Kate" exist only because people can watch them and TV networks can make money off of them. TLC should be ashamed of how it's still trying to milk money from the Gosselin family after playing a part in destroying them. |
It is way cheaper too. We are seeing a lot of that crap now, and amazingly enough, a lot of people love these shows. |
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SSSS Journeyman
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Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 5:30 pm Post subject: |
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Agree 100 percent brant _________________
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