Gothamist: Queens Girl and Her Sidekick Stop Robbery

Coop

Thu, 26 Apr 2007 16:33:56 -0500

Wow, I have a sony ericsson and all I have to do is push #9... and it calls the cops.. I used to have a side kick, but I had the same problem with dialing...

isaac

Sat, 21 Apr 2007 14:48:41 -0500

Yo I thought it was gona be something like she went online to her police dept web site or something ... so next time some one calls 911 from a pay phone we'll give props to the payphone booth also.

Pablo

Mon, 16 Apr 2007 16:01:57 -0500

Bravo! Good Job!!

La Leone

Fri, 09 Mar 2007 15:56:05 -0500

Gees Kil, are you threatened by a quick thinking 12 yr. old girl? She actually did MORE than just use a cell phone, btw. She saw a guy with a gun run past her bedroom door! Instead of being a "deer in the headlights," she ran into her closet. Then she LEFT her closet to go back and get her cell phone. I think she's pretty brave, and Is your name short for Killjoy? Cause you're kind of a whiney baby for no reason at all.

kil

Fri, 09 Mar 2007 14:55:22 -0500

What is up with all these props? good thinking? try the only thing a reasonable person could do. Basically, all she did was use a cell phone. It's like being trapped in a snowstorm and having to eat the last candy bar to stay alive. No one ever says it was good thinking to eat that candy bar. Now if she had macgyvered a phone line and used it to send electromagnetic impulses as a digital SOS then I'd say that was good thinking.

nick

Fri, 09 Mar 2007 12:24:07 -0500

oh and how did you avoid the "crime-fighting sidekick" pun?

nick

Fri, 09 Mar 2007 12:19:28 -0500

that's a picture of a sidekick 2, yo.

ABC Girl

Fri, 09 Mar 2007 12:12:05 -0500

High props to that level headed 12 yr old-- good thinking and way to stay calm in a scary situation. At 12, I don't think I could have been as mature and probably would've freaked out. Katie, I would be proud to have you as a member of my family...

Not Amused

Fri, 09 Mar 2007 12:05:04 -0500

This will just validate the over usage of the sidekick . T-Mobile should take full advantage of this incident like any other company would .

Jen Chung

Fri, 09 Mar 2007 11:50:19 -0500

Ha - I have Cingular (and a Treo). I'm so not shilling.

Ass-in-nine

Fri, 09 Mar 2007 11:38:33 -0500

Why is this story Sidekick-centric? Any old cellphone would've done the trick, and without the girl accidentally hitting the wrong button. Gothamist must be shilling....

Knick Hater

Fri, 09 Mar 2007 09:42:06 -0500

what the hell is up with flushing? Everytime there is a super weird violent crime it's in flushing now. Is flushing the new bronx?

k

Fri, 09 Mar 2007 09:26:28 -0500

keepin' a cool head girl... rock on.