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March 23, 2007
The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly
Posted by: WDSU-TV at 1:33PM EST
I experienced a modern-day, true version of the old Clint Eastwood western at the VooDoo game in the Arena on March 9th. The
VooDoo homecoming game was pretty special for my son, my husband and
me. We're big VooDoo fans! Before Katrina, we bought our young son an
AFL football so he could get autographs from players after the games.
He brought his football to the home-opener to get players to sign it. After
holding the football for a while, I took the suggestion of the nice
lady sitting two seats down and set my son's football in the spare seat
between us. There was a group of well-mannered
teenagers sitting in the row behind me, and there were two young men,
sitting on that same row, a few seats to my left. I recognized these same two men who stopped me near the food concession earlier in the evening. My husband left his seat for a moment to answer a phone call. I
noticed out of the corner of my eye, those two guys had moved closer,
now positioning themselves directly behind the spare seat. A few
minutes later, I noticed the football was gone. So,
here's the "Good": One of the young ladies behind me alerted me she
witnessed those same two guys "steal the ball and hide it under their
seat". Without hesitating, I jumped over my own
seat like it wasn't there, determined to get back my son's football
from the thief who stole it from him. And, I'm grateful the Good
Samaritan who saw it happen had the courage to stand right there with
me. Here's the "Bad": What kind of punk would
steal from a child? The same punks who didn't have the guts to admit
they just robbed a little boy, and the same punks who made no apology
when caught red-handed. The "ugly" surfaced when
the thieves refused to give back my son's football. I must apologize
to those who witnessed the use of some ugly, unlady-like language in my
anger and disgust. The football was right there
where the Good Samaritan said it would be. Make no mistake, I got the
football back. How do I know it was my son's football? It had his
name on it written in permanent ink. Thank you, to the young lady sitting behind me for doing the right thing. For being a Crimestopper! I
hope her actions will be a lesson for all of us. We have to look out
for each other and have the courage to do the right thing. Next time, the football stays home.
- Kriss Fairbairn / WDSU NewsChannel 6 Anchor
March 19, 2007
Crimestoppers Asks: Would You Turn In Your Family?
Posted by: WDSU-TV at 5:48PM EST
In the recent carjacking
of the infant from If you knew a friend or
family member who has committed a crime, would you report them to the police or
Crimestoppers? As a community, how can
we make families or neighborhoods accountable for harboring criminals? - Darlene Cusanza / Crimestoppers
Executive Director
March 5, 2007
Crimestoppers Says: Early Release Of Criminals
Posted by: WDSU-TV at 1:37PM EST
The early release of arrested criminals in New
Orleans due to the 60 day processing window, has received much needed publicity over the past few months.
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No matter where we place the blame for these shortfalls in our criminal justice system, the results can be destructive to the piece of mind of citizens. History shows that many criminals are repeat offenders, thus leaving many to wonder if these individuals will break the law once again as they are freed from jail. Do you believe we are doing everything we can as a city to hold this process in check and to protect our citizens? Darlene Cusanza Executive Director Crimestoppers |
