The Boy in the Balloon - Famous or Notorious?

by Robert L. Gisel


The boy in the balloon, if nothing else, is now famous, thanks to an otherwise bored bunch of reporters.

Would hate to be the council on this one. Soon the prosecutors will have it up mayhem charges. He's a terrorist for sure, right?

Interesting deal though. How would one defend a PR stunt in Freedom of Expression or Article 1 of the UN bill of Rights, that is viewed by the Sheriff as a convoluted hoax? Is this crying fire! in a theatre as a joke that stampeded the crowd on a false report? Or is it not, where no no one was hurt or any physical damage caused? Expenses, yes. Practical joke or felony fraud? What do you think? Maybe this keeps him the Sheriff from getting bored in Larimer County.

Larimer County Sheriff Jim Alderden comes across in the news report as a real redneck, doing his job as a pugilistic antagonist, lending all the makings for a great screenplay.

"The sheriff said he expected to recommend charges of conspiracy, contributing to the delinquency of a minor, making a false report to authorities and attempting to influence a public servant. Federal charges were also possible.

The most serious charges are felonies and carry a maximum sentence of six years in prison and a $500,000 fine. Alderden said they would be seeking restitution for the costs, though he didn't have an estimate"

The Sheriff was dissatisfied with the original misdemeanor charges and has to dig deep for some felony charges. How did he get email conversations with the alleged co-conspirator, by the way? Sounds illegal.

Clearly the boy in the balloon incident is a case of "I shot the Sheriff; I did not shoot the Deputy."

Music Moves Mankind

by Robert L. Gisel


Music communicates well for Human Rights. Here is Bob Marley's video at the UN. The point is that in challenging man's inhumanity to man the first necessity is the recognition of humanity as as a brotherhood of individuals whatever the face. This video of Stand By Me taken around the world expresses this very well.

In so very many ways this message is alive on Earth as we enter the tradition of the holidays that promote peace on earth and goodwill towards men. Music is so clearly a freedom of expression that it has the capability of tremendous uplift. One of music's great was quoted as saying:

"Sometimes you've got to let everything go - purge yourself. If you are unhappy with anything - whatever is bringing you down, get rid of it. Because you'll find that when you're free, your true creativity, your true self comes out."
Tina Turner -- Entertainer

All comes full circle when one embraces the Universal Human Rights, recognizing these as one's own and extending these measures to all, as trust, tolerance and goodwill outs in the embodiment of rights for mankind. Isn't this the essence of the "peace on earth and goodwill towards men" of the Holidays upon us?


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