Should the kid's family pay for rescue efforts?

[68ZooM]

Well from what has been reported the only Delay was on there part, 911 was there 3rd call after a call to the FAA and local media then came the call to 911, somethings not right.

[Karnak]

Well from what has been reported the only Delay was on there part, 911 was there 3rd call after a call to the FAA and local media then came the call to 911, somethings not right.

I'm not talking about that.

I am talking about the affect of slapping a $200,000 bill to the parents, assuming it is not a hoax, and what that kind of ruinous bill would do to other parents decisions in the future as to whether to try to locate the missing child on their own.  Only calling emergency services in once they have exhausted their own resources or gotten worried enough to overcome the dread of the bill.

[allaire]

You misunderstand Karnak most of us are saying if its a hoax, then they need to be hit with the bill.  I have to say with more and more information coming out this is stinking more and more.  They called 911 3rd, should have been the second call after the FAA.  Hell the fact that they call the local media in the first place is pretty damning evidence.

[sluggish]

It's funny that not one of the smart people in charge of the rescue could figure out that a balloon of that size could not possibly lift a forty pound kid...

[68ZooM]

Oh excuse me then, if its a Hoax then by all means some restitution should be made.

[mike8318]

Don't know if any of you saw the video of the balloon launch on the news yesterday. The father was there when of lifted off.And it's all on the video.He could have stopped the whole thing with a phone call. Charges need to be filed.

[Banshee7]

These were posted in another thread.  After watching these I believe it was a hoax to get attention, and the family should at least pay for some of the efforts.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wI6UONWCq7A

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJm1RsXRw0s

[bj229r]

Screw up climbing a mountain, beg for help, and see how much ya get charged to get lifted off (hint: NOT a small amount)

[sntslilhlpr6601]

As more and more information is coming out this is looking more and more like a hoax.

Make the parents pay, and take their kids away. Nothing but attention whoring psychopaths.

[allaire]

The parents are getting hit with criminal charges.