Comments on: Bubble Boy http://candorville.com/2009/10/15/bubble-boy/ Challenging the Law of Gravitas since 1993 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:46:41 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: ChayaFradle http://candorville.com/2009/10/15/bubble-boy/comment-page-1/#comment-5086 ChayaFradle Wed, 02 Dec 2009 20:20:23 +0000 http://candorville.com/?p=2582#comment-5086 How far will the media go? If the boy HAD fallen, would they have shown the whole death scene? How far will the media go? If the boy HAD fallen, would they have shown the whole death scene?

]]> By: Chayafradle http://candorville.com/2009/10/15/bubble-boy/comment-page-1/#comment-4804 Chayafradle Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:37:22 +0000 http://candorville.com/?p=2582#comment-4804 I was cynical the minute I heard the boy hid in the closet...why wasn't the house searched BEFORE the couple million dollars were spent? But then, the boy in an interview said HE DID IT FOR A FILM. Any questions about what went on? When we call paramedics, we have to pay an arm and a leg...nearly literally. Not fair if these people don't have to pay the bill. I was cynical the minute I heard the boy hid in the closet…why wasn't the house searched BEFORE the couple million dollars were spent? But then, the boy in an interview said HE DID IT FOR A FILM. Any questions about what went on? When we call paramedics, we have to pay an arm and a leg…nearly literally. Not fair if these people don't have to pay the bill.

]]> By: SteveS http://candorville.com/2009/10/15/bubble-boy/comment-page-1/#comment-4802 SteveS Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:34:34 +0000 http://candorville.com/?p=2582#comment-4802 To be honest, for those people concerned about the child's welfare, they could have just run a ticker at the bottom explaining the basics. But I believe the bottom line is they wanted to be able to say they were the first to cover it, with the most coverage. As for the voyeurism, I believe it's much like Ken intimated, people have this morbid fascination with seeing what happens in a situation like that, good or bad; sometimes especially when it's bad. It's like the people who slow down on the highway to see what happened when there's a wreck. To be honest, for those people concerned about the child's welfare, they could have just run a ticker at the bottom explaining the basics. But I believe the bottom line is they wanted to be able to say they were the first to cover it, with the most coverage.

As for the voyeurism, I believe it's much like Ken intimated, people have this morbid fascination with seeing what happens in a situation like that, good or bad; sometimes especially when it's bad. It's like the people who slow down on the highway to see what happened when there's a wreck.

]]> By: sugarkat http://candorville.com/2009/10/15/bubble-boy/comment-page-1/#comment-4800 sugarkat Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:57:23 +0000 http://candorville.com/?p=2582#comment-4800 Oh, and now they're reporting the father called the media before he called the cops: <a href="http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13573057" target="_blank">http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13573057</a> Yeah, I'm starting to think my cynicism and snarky comments were fully justified and not the sign I'm an evil psychopath who hates children. Oh, and now they're reporting the father called the media before he called the cops: http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13573057

Yeah, I'm starting to think my cynicism and snarky comments were fully justified and not the sign I'm an evil psychopath who hates children.

]]> By: sugarkat http://candorville.com/2009/10/15/bubble-boy/comment-page-1/#comment-4798 sugarkat Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:54:00 +0000 http://candorville.com/?p=2582#comment-4798 Ah! Here's the article: <a href="http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/21306839/detail.html" target="_blank">http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/21306839/det...</a> Ah! Here's the article: http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/21306839/det...

]]> By: sugarkat http://candorville.com/2009/10/15/bubble-boy/comment-page-1/#comment-4799 sugarkat Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:53:42 +0000 http://candorville.com/?p=2582#comment-4799 According to one news report I read, his parents had participated in that horrid network reality show, "Wife Swap". Once I saw that, I wasn't terribly concerned. The kid had already survived much, much worse. According to one news report I read, his parents had participated in that horrid network reality show, "Wife Swap".

Once I saw that, I wasn't terribly concerned. The kid had already survived much, much worse.

]]> By: Darrin Bell http://candorville.com/2009/10/15/bubble-boy/comment-page-1/#comment-4796 Darrin Bell Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:46:14 +0000 http://candorville.com/?p=2582#comment-4796 Talking head overload. Unless it's on Fox "News," it's all the same to me. Talking head overload. Unless it's on Fox "News," it's all the same to me.

]]> By: SuburbanEcology http://candorville.com/2009/10/15/bubble-boy/comment-page-1/#comment-4794 SuburbanEcology Fri, 16 Oct 2009 07:20:37 +0000 http://candorville.com/?p=2582#comment-4794 I was quite concerned for the child, and am relieved to hear he's ok - <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/10/15/colorado.boy.balloon/index.html" target="_blank">http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/10/15/colorado.boy.bal...</a> People please, don't leave filled weather balloons just floating about, especially if there are children around. I mean, sure, Lawn Chair Larry (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Walters#Film)" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Walters#Film)</a> was funny for like, five minutes, and "Danny Deckchair" was an ok movie. But when children get involved and are endangered, it's no longer funny. I was quite concerned for the child, and am relieved to hear he's ok – http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/10/15/colorado.boy.bal...

People please, don't leave filled weather balloons just floating about, especially if there are children around. I mean, sure, Lawn Chair Larry (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Walters#Film) was funny for like, five minutes, and "Danny Deckchair" was an ok movie. But when children get involved and are endangered, it's no longer funny.

]]> By: kenecollier http://candorville.com/2009/10/15/bubble-boy/comment-page-1/#comment-4788 kenecollier Fri, 16 Oct 2009 02:25:20 +0000 http://candorville.com/?p=2582#comment-4788 ... unless they had footage of a child falling 8,500 feet to his death. … unless they had footage of a child falling 8,500 feet to his death.

]]> By: kenecollier http://candorville.com/2009/10/15/bubble-boy/comment-page-1/#comment-4787 kenecollier Fri, 16 Oct 2009 02:19:16 +0000 http://candorville.com/?p=2582#comment-4787 Yeah, why are they still covering this? I mean... isn't there an attractive co-ed missing or murdered? Yeah, why are they still covering this? I mean… isn't there an attractive co-ed missing or murdered?

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