Kids Meet a Bank Robber | Kids Meet | HiHo Kids

- Do you know the car in which they bring money? - Mhm - To the

bank

? - Yes. - Which part did you steal? The truck or the bench? - I stole the truck. - How did you do that? -How did you know the difference between all this? - I watch movies. (the man sighs) - Hello, what's your name? - I'm Jessie. - I'm Antonio. - Nice to

meet

you. - Nice to

meet

you. - My name is Celine, nice to meet you. - Wow! That's very professional. - Thank you. - I like that coat, you look very professional. - Thank you. - Okay, so what are we here to talk about? - Hey, what do you think? - Do you know why you are here? - Yes. - Why are we here? - Cause of something you did in 2008. - Are you a

bank

robber

? - I was a bank

robber

. - Yeah! - Are you a bank robber? - Basically a bank robber, well, kind of a bank robber.

He was addicted to drugs and that's a completely different story. So it really made me think a little stupid. - Why did you say a bad word? - What did I say? - Idiot. - I did? Look, I wasn't very smart. - During the robbery, were you on drugs? - I was always on drugs. - What part did you steal? The truck or the bench? - I stole the truck. - How did you do that? -How did you know the difference between all things? - I watch movies - Okay, yeah, I stole a Brinx armored car. - Society idealizes good heist movies like Oceans Eleven or Thomas Crown. - Those are great movies. - I was too fascinated with your story. - That's probably not a good thing. - What exactly is your story? - I placed an advertisement as if I were an employer so that people would show up at the bank at the same time.

And when people responded saying yes, I would like the job, I wrote back and said, okay, show up at the bank at eleven, make sure you wear a blue shirt, a blue hat and a safety vest. The same suit I was wearing. The day of the robbery, the armored car stops, the guy gets out, and he just does his thing, walks by him, and then turns to him, sprays him with pepper spray, takes the money, and then drives away. -How do you get away with money? - I had a landscaper or garden worker outfit with a wig and I ripped all this stuff off and threw it on the ground in a pile and I had a totally different outfit.

Well? So what are people going to say? "Who robbed the bank?" The person carrying the orange did it. Duh da duh da duh. - You, you, you - That's right, was he already wearing orange? - No, you weren't. - I was last seen running towards this road and on the other side there is a small stream that no one really knows about and - do you know what an inner tube is? - Yes. - I went down, threw the money in the inner tube, got on my back and crawled up the river, went up this little hill, got into the trunk of a car and my friend took off.

I returned home with my wife, my two-year-old son and my fifteen-day-old baby. - Wow. Why did you do it when you were in such a good position? - I was desperate. And it was like we had this house, on the outside you would say, wow, you know, he has everything, but I was losing everything. - How much money did you steal? - I stole four hundred thousand. - I thought you stole 9 million. - It is not like this? (Anthony laughs) I don't know if he's supposed to be impressed. He's not impressed! - Not impress me. (background laughter) (Anthony laughs) - You should work hard for your money, like getting a job, not like stealing money. (Anthony laughs) - You are very right.

I shouldn't have stolen that money. - Wait, are you hiding the secret? - It was a secret, yes. -How does Spiderman hide his suit from him? - Except Spiderman was doing good things. - Yes. - So obviously there was a flaw in your plan. -Yes. A week and a half before the robbery occurred, he was racing against time. Time is very important, you know why time is so important. Yes. - When are you committing crimes? Now I'm teaching you guys how to commit crimes. Why do you think time is so important? - Is it math times? - Oh, I know, if you feel like going to work and you're still sleeping in bed, time just hits you on the head like a slap. - I have no idea what they're talking about.

So I raced back in time to get from the bank to the stream, from the stream to the car. Now I don't think I'm doing...in my head...I'm not doing anything wrong that day. This homeless guy says, "Hey, I know what that is." And I left it, okay? What happened is this guy called the police, it was enough for them to basically stake out themselves and follow me. Meanwhile, the crime happens a week later and I had gone to a gas station, thrown a bottle, okay? They waited until I left and got the bottle back.

I tested it for DNA. Ding, ding, ding! A homeless man caught me. - Did you think they would catch you? - No. Why would I do it if I did? This is how a criminal thinks. (siren noise) Right? - Idiot? - Ha! You said it. That's the way it is! - Have you seen Batman? - Have. - And do you know the Joker with masks and stuff? He was also a bank robber. The bad guy landed - Bad? Am I a bad guy? - No, you're not - Yes! (Anthony fake cries) (The children laugh) - There, there. - Did you go to jail for that? - I went to jail. - How long have you been in jail? - They sentenced me to six years in prison. - Prison is an absolutely miserable place in the movies, you know, what was it like in real life? -For example, when you watch a TV show, someone gets stabbed all the time or whatever, no, that happens, but he's not violent or crazy all the time.

It's so depressing you can almost feel it. It's like in the air. That's something they probably wouldn't show in a movie. - Yes. - I remember I used to visit my dad in prison. And then my dad came back from prison. -And how was that day? - It was the happiest day of my life. - I bet it was also your parents' happiest day. - What would have happened if they hadn't caught you? - I would have continued doing other things. It would have gotten bigger and bigger. - So you're glad they caught you? - Yes absolutely. - You would do it again? - No. - Do you know why?

The main reason why? It's not so much the prison and the fact that they punished me and all the things that happen in prison. It was that I was away from my children. I cared about them, right? - Good. - So I started drawing them pictures, and I would send them home and I knew they were little but they would probably look at the picture for a second and then put it away, but at least they would know that their Dad made that picture for them. And I started making books for them. Like, happy birthday book.

And then I made stories, I really got into drawing books. Well, when I came home from jail, I just made my own books. At first no one bought them. But then I had a book that became a bestseller. I was very, very lucky. And I was able to buy a house again, so my family could live together again. - Do you make a lot of money writing books? - I'm making more money writing books than when I was a criminal. These are based on my daughters. - What are their names? - Isabel and Lila. They are detectives at that.

And they have to find out who stole the cake. - Isn't it ironic? - It's very ironic. - Do you think you are a good role model for children? - No, there is a lot to learn from people who fail. I am a great example of what not to do. - Yes, I learned my lesson. - Did you learn your lesson? From my part? - Yes - That's good, that means... - Never rob a bank. - You are very good at this. - Am. (laughter)