Balloon Boy

Before I head out, which involves many hours on the road, I know what talk radio will be covering today. The little boy allegedly swept away in the dad's balloon.
Was it a fraud?

Or were the parents justified because they truly believed their kid went up in the balloon? Investigators have to remain objective,...however.... it appears the local police chief has already convicted the weatherman (the kid's dad) in the court of public opinion.
Will police press charges next week?
Will authorities attempt to recoup the cost of their in flight and road rescues?

Hard for me to imagine its a publicity stunt. Though stranger things have happened.
Just know, once the wind comes out of this balloon story, another tale will be inflated by the media to take its place.
When the media rides the winds of our justice system, storms inevitably follow.

Objectivity is what makes an investigator different than a judge, jury or the media.
The truth ultimately reveals itself in the facts.
In this investigator's experience, people with nothing to hide, hide nothing.