Martina Milburn: What Makes a Great Role Model
We knew some good had to come from a life of watching bad crime-investigation shows. Fortunately, the story at Newfield High School in Selden, N.Y., was more "CSI" and less "The Wire." Seventeen-year-old Tiana Rapp had lost nearly $200 to a thief who was pilfering students' lockers. High school authorities were putting the blame on a student, but something just didn't sit right with the senior, who loves to sit around and watch "CSI."
She and her lockermate decided to take matters into their own hands and -- inspired by the high-tech sleuthing on her beloved forensics show -- set up a secret surveillance camera in their locker. Twelve minutes into the tape the adult hall monitor Linda Cubano, 54, was recorded rifling through Rapp's belongings, looking for more cash.
After taking the tape to the principal, Rapp, an aspiring forensic scientist, finally got to see some action -- Cubano was charged with three counts of petty larceny and issued a desk ticket. Thanks, David Caruso!
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Wednesday 28 October
By ctpicman
An employee of the school robs students and all she is given is a "desk ticket"? She should have been dragged out in handcuffs, taken to the local jail, and booked as the common criminal she is! Congratulations to Tina Rapp for busting this case thief! I hope you don't come after me.
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Wednesday 28 October
By Tony P
I agree 100% with you. And she's probably back at work right now. And what exactly is a desk ticket anyway?
Wednesday 28 October
By Hugh
While she deserves credit for solving the case, she deserves a great deal more credit for being able to sit through David Caruso's (so called) acting!
Wednesday 28 October
By ABERNSTEIN5
A DESK TICKET IS JUST THAT-YOU ARE GIVEN A SUMMONS TO APPEAR IN COURT ON A CERTAIN DAY. YOU ARE NOT ARRESTED.
Wednesday 28 October
By Atom
A Desk Ticket is also known as a Desk Appearance Ticket.
A Desk Appearance Ticket is an order issued by the police to appear in criminal court to respond to an accusation that you have committed an offense.
In most cases, a Desk Appearance Ticket (also referred to as a DAT) will be charging a misdemeanor offense. A misdemeanor offense in New York is a crime for which the maximum punishment is one year in jail.
Follow this link for more information
http://www.desk-appearance-ticket.com/what_is_dat.htm
Wednesday 28 October
By Lotte
I totally agree with you ctpicman!
I also have to say that I think the writer of this article is more than a bit of an idiot and out of line! "We knew some good had to come from a life of watching bad crime-investigation shows."; ".....the senior, who loves to sit around and watch "CSI." Frankly, it sounds very nasty and critical of people who watch any of this programming! So they wrote the article, so what? From their attitude it sounds more like it was an assignment and they were told to make it positive but just had to add their sarcasm to show they weren't really impressed at all and could care less. Guess the "writer" isn't aware that these shows are some of the most highly rated ones on TV!
Congratulations to the young ladies!
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Wednesday 28 October
By Terry
Lotte - I totally agree with you. What's with the snotty attitudes of so-called "journalists" these days. Do they think all that sarcasm makes them KEWL? It just makes them look like the morons they are.
Anyhow, it's great to see that some of America's youth are industrious and resourceful. And I believe it's a larger number of them than they are usually given credit for.
Wednesday 28 October
By Dee
I totally agree that the writer of this article had an axe to grind. i congratulate these two smart girls and the work they accomplished. Schools always want to blame a fellow student .
CSI and NCIS are not bad crime shows. I enjoy each one of them. They give a little hope that the bad guys will be caught.
Wednesday 28 October
By PARKER
LOTTE... BINGO!
ALSO, THE SHOWS ARE "HIGHLY RATED AND VIEWED" FOR GOOD REASONS. NAMELY, THEY ARE VERY WELL WRITTEN... INFORMATIVE, AND ENTERTAINING. SOME OF THE BEST VIEWING OFFERED, PRESENTLY... AND, FOR SOME TIME. I SUSPECT THAT THE 'ARTICLE' WAS WRITTEN BY A JUVENILE... BASED UPON THE SILLY, CHILDISH, ATTEMPT TO CRITICIZE A WORTHY ENDEAVOR, WITHOUT OFFERING ANY SUBSTANTIVE 'BASIS' FOR DOING SO.
Wednesday 28 October
By Mike
writer of this piece is just SITTING around make fun of a person that DID SOMETHING about "IT"
Wednesday 28 October
By SC
The slimwad should have been axed, period. Good work, Tiana!
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Wednesday 28 October
By TomN
Why is David Caruso and CSI Miami gettingthe credit? She's from NY; so, obviously she watches CSI NY and Gary SInese is her inspiration. Let's give credit where credit is due...good job young lady!
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Wednesday 28 October
By U-Wysh
I agree with you completely...Why David...Why someone from N.Y or the original CSI (Las Vegas)
Wednesday 28 October
By christopher
just because she is from ny does not mean she watches csi ny quit being sterotypical
Wednesday 28 October
By Joe
Well, I guess what this article is telling us all is this. If you plan on doing some robbing just make sure you do it your local High School. Even if you do get busted and are even seen on TAPE doing the stealing, don't worry to much about going to jail. Wow! And here I was expecting to read how they pretty much threw the book at this worthless garbage for commiting such a crime at her work place...a SCHOOL!!! Goes to show you, if you're going to get on the other side of the law, do it on govenment property.
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Wednesday 28 October
By GraBBinAgraNNy
well maybe they'll do a show based on this - what ya'll think ? but as for me I can't sit through any of the law & order and it's spin-offs any more - no thanks .
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Wednesday 28 October
By Lester
You can't watch CSI Miami if you live in NY ?????
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Wednesday 28 October
By Rich
what the hell is a desk ticket I hope they fired her or baned her from the school grounds should show her pic on front page of news paper and on TV letting the student take blame for her
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Wednesday 28 October
By Don
Hello!...School Board!...School administration!......interested parties!...The system is broken. Oversight is once again pushed out of the picture. Oversight missing: the management of electronic devices in the school, the actions of school employees, the responses of the school administration, the, review and direction of the school administrations' security efforts. Noone is watching the farm....at any level. I would expect this school to harbor, uncontrolled, considerable bad habits.
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Wednesday 28 October
By willowreed
Maybe she watches CSI:Miami and not the NY version.
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