Throw the book at them

We all agree this was extremely irresponsible and most people want to make an example out of these parents. But let's not lose our minds here, we've got a lot of important issues to resolve and this isn't one of them. Hoaxes have been around since the beginning of time in fact most "reality" shows are at their core a hoax. In a sense "balloon boy" is a product of our own cultural retardation.

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