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November 14, 2009
Balloon Boy's parents plead guilty
Richard Heene and his wife have pled guilty to charges in the balloon boy case.
It seems that it really was a stunt all along, that they knew the kid wasn't in the balloon and that yes, it was all about getting a reality TV show. There is one part that slightly grates though, the pressure put on the wife to plead:
Richard Heene, the father accused of pulling a spectacular hoax by reporting his son, Falcon, was aboard a runaway balloon has pleaded guilty to a felony charge of attempting to influence a public servant.
Richard and Mayumi Heene appeared in a Colorado court on Friday. Mr Heene, 48, entered a guilty plea and his wife, Mayumi -a 45-year-old Japanese national who could have been deported if convicted of more serious charges - admitted a misdemeanor offense of false reporting to authorities.
It always grates when people are pressured like that to plead out to lesser crimes: at least it does to me.
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Right, shame on the parents,
I have a song here "Gordon Brown be my Angel" that I want to sing at Parliament Square but it is not such a publicity stunt because I do have a case - what happened to me was outlawed 124 years ago and I want to prosecute but the state does not make it as all straightforward for me to take legal action. I am going to keep telling the authorities that I really do mind until they do something
"Gordon Brown be my Angel"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCEWhEuhRoo (lyrics annotated)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znUtocdwnYw (BETTER SOUND QUALITY)
Brahms Lullaby
Gordon Brown! Gordon Brown!
Will you be my angel?
Guardian angel is what I meant
Will you rescue my soul?
For you are in charge
Of these people I wrote to
Stephen Timms, Jack Straw
Let me place my trust in you
Gordon Brown! MP’s!
Let me sing out loud
For what you do, for my country
For my reproductive system
You right wrongs! My right’s been wronged
I am desperate for you
Not just you! There’s Jon Herring
I’m a violated woman
Gordon Brown, help me sleep!
Help me sleep like a baby
Will my babies ever come out?
Maternal desires!
I lost my womanhood
In a sinister curse
Gordon Brown! Bring it back!
You are perfect for that!
"Eva Jo Frogster"
Posted by: Eva Jo Frogster | Nov 16, 2009 4:58:17 PM
