3 TMNT wannabe's get lost in NY sewers

*Raph's Girl* · 10-16-2008, 07:45 PM

http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/...g_lost_in.html

Three blockheaded teenagers were busted playing in a sewer Wednesday in Queens - after getting lost while pretending to be Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, police sources said.

Schiller Milfort, 16, of Hollis, and Marvin Ottley, 17, of Bellaire, along with an unidentified 15-year-old boy, were shirtless and in their shorts and sneakers when firefighters plucked them out of a sewer in Kissena Park.

The make-believe heroes were crawling around the sewer system when they got confused and lost their way, police sources said.

They were not injured, officials said.

"These three idiots were playing Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and wanted to go into the sewers," said one police source. "They were never in danger, just goofing off and being stupid."

Milfort and Ottley were charged with criminal trespassing. The other teenager was released to his parents.

*Eiko* · 10-16-2008, 09:30 PM

You would think they would know better than to go running around the sewers.

**Jester** · 10-16-2008, 11:33 PM

I kinda did as a kid, younger than them though. And technically it wasn't the sewer, just rain water drainage tunnels. There wasn't much getting lost, we never went to far, though one day I heard my mom calling me and I was in the middle of our little crawling convoy. It was fun trying to get around all my friends to get home.

*Sage Ninja* · 10-17-2008, 12:14 AM

eww, that must have been freakin nasty to pull them out of there!

*Ninjinister* · 10-17-2008, 12:33 AM

Just goes to show that the Turtles are somewhat popular if kids in their late teens were trying to emulate them!

*Sewer Bull* · 10-17-2008, 01:32 AM

Haha, silly kiddos.

*Mars-Chan* · 10-17-2008, 11:37 AM

I would say something about this, but a wise rabbit once told his friends: "If you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all."...so...I'm going to button my lips and not say a word.

*KROW* · 10-17-2008, 11:47 AM

I never did this when I was younger, despite my love for the turtles. Whenever I'd see a manhole, I'd just wonder and leave it at that. I only had one friend at the time who was into TMNT like I was, and when we'd get to playing as them, we'd just go into the basement. It's cold, kinda dank, and there were pipes on the ceiling, so it wasn't really all that different, aside from the poo smell and chance of disease.

As for the article itself, these kids could have been doing something far worse than this to get the attention of the police.

Sewer-surfing; my anti-drug.

*ToTheNines* · 10-17-2008, 02:52 PM

Schiller Milfort, Marvin Ottley and a kid with a name so nerdy they refused to release it to the public... wow.

They were prolly live-RPG players that got bored of being red sonja's, so the decided to make us look bad.

*Dr. Doom* · 10-17-2008, 03:31 PM

I'm not going down there, it smells like poo-gas!

Type 97 Chi-ha · 10-17-2008, 10:48 PM

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Originally Posted by ToTheNines

Schiller Milfort, Marvin Ottley and a kid with a name so nerdy they refused to release it to the public... wow.

Actually, it is illegal to mention the names of minors in the news media who have been arrested or charged or otherwise are in legal trouble.

Back in 1991, I heard of two instances of children caught attempting to open manhole covers to look for the Turtles. This is the first time I have heard of anyone having made it this far.

*Raph's Girl* · 10-17-2008, 11:22 PM

*ToTheNines* · 10-18-2008, 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Type 97 Chi-ha

Actually, it is illegal to mention the names of minors in the news media who have been arrested or charged or otherwise are in legal trouble.

1. It was definantly a joke

2. 16 and 17 year olds are also minors

Zog the Equalizer · 10-18-2008, 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by ToTheNines

1. It was definantly a joke

2. 16 and 17 year olds are also minors

Actually you're considered a legal adult at the age of 17 and can be tried as such.

*ToTheNines* · 10-18-2008, 05:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Replicant

Actually you're considered a legal adult at the age of 17 and can be tried as such.

I don't think so dude. I can't vote, I can't sign myself out of school, and it's not entirely frowned upon for me to have sex with people younger than 17.

Lil G · 10-21-2008, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Replicant

Actually you're considered a legal adult at the age of 17 and can be tried as such.

it depends on the the crime. my mom beat up this girl when she was seventeen and only had to do community service. they considered her a youth. and its not on her criminal record

Jelly Bean · 10-21-2008, 12:17 PM

wow that must have sucked for them. But I kind of thought that most sewers aren't big enough for people to be running around in them. Anytrime I got the oppertunity to see down a man hole, it was just big enough for rats to crawl around in.

Evenstar227 · 10-22-2008, 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by ToTheNines

I don't think so dude. I can't vote, I can't sign myself out of school, and it's not entirely frowned upon for me to have sex with people younger than 17.

You can vote at age 17. The conditions are you have to be 18 by the time of the general election and you can only vote for candidates (the reason being minors cannot own land therefore cannot vote on issues). At least, this is the case in Ohio.

Zog the Equalizer · 10-22-2008, 04:39 PM

Here in Texas you can't vote at 17 and 10 months...or something close to that.

*Kendamu* · 10-25-2008, 08:24 PM

Dumb kids. Closest I ever came to that was going a few feet into a drainage pipe. THough there was that one time two friends and I managed to pry open a manhole when I was six. We weren't gonna go down there, though. We just wanted to see what it looked like.

10-16-2008, 07:45 PM	#1
Raph's Girl Dierna Soul, Reporter Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Jakku Posts: 10,831	3 TMNT wannabe's get lost in NY sewers http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/...g_lost_in.html Three blockheaded teenagers were busted playing in a sewer Wednesday in Queens - after getting lost while pretending to be Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, police sources said. Schiller Milfort, 16, of Hollis, and Marvin Ottley, 17, of Bellaire, along with an unidentified 15-year-old boy, were shirtless and in their shorts and sneakers when firefighters plucked them out of a sewer in Kissena Park. The make-believe heroes were crawling around the sewer system when they got confused and lost their way, police sources said. They were not injured, officials said. "These three idiots were playing Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and wanted to go into the sewers," said one police source. "They were never in danger, just goofing off and being stupid." Milfort and Ottley were charged with criminal trespassing. The other teenager was released to his parents. __________________

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Eiko Aussie and Proud Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Foot HQ Australia Posts: 1,816	You would think they would know better than to go running around the sewers. __________________

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Jester Rat-faced Dude-guy Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Arkansas Posts: 26,300	I kinda did as a kid, younger than them though. And technically it wasn't the sewer, just rain water drainage tunnels. There wasn't much getting lost, we never went to far, though one day I heard my mom calling me and I was in the middle of our little crawling convoy. It was fun trying to get around all my friends to get home. __________________ "Clearly, you're Ninja Turtling incorrectly." - Leo656

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Sage Ninja Band of the Hawk Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: USA Posts: 3,926	eww, that must have been freakin nasty to pull them out of there! __________________ Cassandra: You won't fight me, but will you fight--for him! Cassandra's Revenge ~Tangled the Series ________________________________ http://frankviola.org/2012/01/30/godsviewofawoman/ _______________________________ http://nox-artemis.tumblr.com/post/4...k-and-feminism

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Ninjinister 無問題 Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Moesko Island, WA Posts: 14,348	Just goes to show that the Turtles are somewhat popular if kids in their late teens were trying to emulate them! __________________

10-17-2008, 01:32 AM	#6
Sewer Bull Devil's Advocate Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 4,768	Haha, silly kiddos. __________________ Soooo... THIS* is how you spend your free time now?!*

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Mars-Chan I'LL BE THE HERO!!!! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Practicing Alchemy in Risembool Posts: 6,297	I would say something about this, but a wise rabbit once told his friends: "If you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all."...so...I'm going to button my lips and not say a word. __________________ clings to award THANK YOU!! THANK YOU!!! cries in joy RED DAAAAAAAAAAAAWWN!!!! PROUD Member of the Risembool Rangers! (icon made by bakergirl69 on glitter-graphics)

10-17-2008, 11:47 AM	#8
KROW Meat-n-Potatoes Man Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: State's Anus, NY Posts: 6,472	I never did this when I was younger, despite my love for the turtles. Whenever I'd see a manhole, I'd just wonder and leave it at that. I only had one friend at the time who was into TMNT like I was, and when we'd get to playing as them, we'd just go into the basement. It's cold, kinda dank, and there were pipes on the ceiling, so it wasn't really all that different, aside from the poo smell and chance of disease. As for the article itself, these kids could have been doing something far worse than this to get the attention of the police. Sewer-surfing; my anti-drug. __________________ - Optimus Acid Trip - Cult of a Half-Shell - Raiden's Bitter Tongue - *I don't try to be funny; I fail at it naturally.*

10-17-2008, 02:52 PM	#9
ToTheNines Col. Stinkmeaner Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 19,351	Schiller Milfort, Marvin Ottley and a kid with a name so nerdy they refused to release it to the public... wow. They were prolly live-RPG players that got bored of being red sonja's, so the decided to make us look bad.

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Dr. Doom Allons-y! Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Castle Doom Posts: 4,535	I'm not going down there, it smells like poo-gas! __________________ I love you, Pickle.

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Raph's Girl Dierna Soul, Reporter Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Jakku Posts: 10,831	__________________

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Zog the Equalizer Stone Warrior Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Corpus Christi, Texas Posts: 534	Here in Texas you can't vote at 17 and 10 months...or something close to that. __________________ "Pork rind?" "Pork rind!"

10-25-2008, 08:24 PM	#20
Kendamu Sewerhead Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 2,890	Dumb kids. Closest I ever came to that was going a few feet into a drainage pipe. THough there was that one time two friends and I managed to pry open a manhole when I was six. We weren't gonna go down there, though. We just wanted to see what it looked like.