Oh for fuck's sake.

http://lawandmore.typepad.com/law_and_more/2009/10/the-balloon-was-it-an-attractive-nuisance.html

Response to the question: "Was that balloon tethered in the backyard of Richard Heene an attractive nuisance?"

The family should immediately sue Disney-Pixar, the producers of the move Up! because it clearly gave the boy the idea that the balloon was a safe means of transporation. This is not the first time that Disney-Pixar has introduced dangerous concepts to small, vulnerable children. The 2007 release Ratatouille was responsible for a threefold increase in domestic juvenille injuries from knife cuts and burns from hot saucepans as children attempted to replicate the "blindfolded chef" character from the movie. I am already in the process of seeking class action certification and will explore the same approach when the inevitable copycat helium balloon excursions have taken the lives of enough small children.

Posted by: Art Chnott

Let us all hope one "Art Chnott" has not contributed to the gene pool.