Stephen Reid : My Friend the Bank Robber (2011) - the fifth estate

[@Brent_Mosey]

I have to say, this is one of the best produced episodes.

[@louiseboutin4266]

Thank you for this, Stephen was a friend of mine and he remains one of the kindest people I have ever met. His wife Susan and his two daughters are brilliant and fascinating.

[@ColtsFan-le7bk]

louise boutin just wondering how he remains “ one of the kindest people I have ever met”

[@louiseboutin4266]

@@ColtsFan-le7bk well, I met him through his family knowing nothing of his past he was an amazing husband, father, friend, grandfather. generous to a fault, considerate and kind.He may of had his own problems with addiction, but he was a very nice person.

[@jinov191]

@@louiseboutin4266 nice and kind people don't commit armed robbery, he endangered many people, he was armed for a reason, to shoot if needed, that's a pos in most people's books.

[@xanbex8324]

@@louiseboutin4266 Thanks for remembering the "Good" in the man!

[@janlundberg5924]

​@@jinov191I'm not sure if robbing banks makes someone less kind. I don't think so. 🤔

[@jupitorious7925]

thought I would have a quick view on this video, but the end is something I would never have guessed, amazing story.. cheers for the upload

[@brokassqcislander]

RIP Stephen Ried, a nice man, and he did get what he asked for at the end of this vid, to live out his years humbly and content with his family in HG surrounded by his friends. props

[@mickeybigbuds]

when did he die and was it as a free man? hope he is rip .

[@frankleaney6267]

mickeybigbuds he died a free man in may 2018

[@Anita-k]

RIP I felt bad for him so often during this video.

[@cjgreen3836]

@@Anita-k He was a selfish fool (I think even he would agree on that) who did not think of others, and the consequences of his actions on the lives of others. However, I do sympathise with his childhood experiences. As a professional childhood educator I firmly believe that what you experience between the ages of 5 and 13 sets the path to your future. If I was to open a tin of assorted biscuits and found that they were all chocolate cookies, I would be disappointed.

[@johnnydtractive]

WAIT WHAT?!!! Bob McKeown is an ex-pro football player???! Even tho I just watched footage of him at 5:10 playing for the Ottawa RR, I'm not actually sure I believe it. I can't believe it! Bob seems like such a mild-mannered, erudite, intellectual type--a consummate professional--I just assumed he graduated from university & entered the world of journalism in the predictable way. I mean, the Edward R Murrow Award I knew about, but...the CFL too? I suppose even a talented, stellar, ethical journalist like Bob can have a few surprises up his sleeve...

[@1rbvisuals]

R.I.P Stephen Reid

[@kellingtonlink956]

Truly, an amazing documentary. Very well thought out. That’s certainly quite the adventure(s), you have both been on. Thanks for the video.

[@ardenritchie5722]

Adventure? Someone has been watching too many movies. More like misadventure in criminality. Why do you not think of his family? His daughter? Jeez...

[@RedStarRogue]

I would see him occasionally when I worked in downtown Victoria last year. He was on day parole and was writing in a cafe. Tad surreal...

[@donnybrook9890]

I did a creative writing course he was teaching in prison. "Writing towards the light" He taught me a lot about life. I stayed at his house in Sidney for a couple weeks while he slept at that Victoria 'half wit house' , as he called it. Such a good man

[@didarden]

@@donnybrook9890 thats good to know. Thanks for a real share

[@pattihawks8514]

Donny Brook So interesting to know! His heart is open to others, else he couldn’t teach such a deeply creative art, as writing. We are all broken, in some way. His brokenness lead to him to break the law. Mine led to loving the people who would hurt me. Broke my heart but not the law. His wife is rare.I do like that their relationship remained, regardless.

[@pattihawks8514]

Tyson L I’m sure it was!

[@ThisHandleWasTheOnly1Available]

I was friends with a guy who knew Steve and Paddy well. He's dead now too. Was a great guy, a legend in his own right - Darryl Vincent.

[@killer-_-konduct3916]

K

[@beth-bi9yv]

Another story of how a 'respectable adult' has ruined a child's future. So sad. Steven seems like a likeable and intelligent guy, sorry to hear he couldn't stay clean...

[@ardenritchie5722]

Where is the evidence he ever suffered abuse? Many criminals make up stories to justify horrible acts. Duh!

[@cuddy9215]

Arden Ritchie Where is the evidence he didn’t?

[@alicekranyk4173]

@@ardenritchie5722 Got a source for that, bud? There's no indication that Stephen Reid was lying about any of that.

[@suey8227]

I really enjoyed this documentary. Deep down i think Steven is a decent person. i do. He has an addiction. It doesn't excuse what he's done, but when you are so entrenched in something it's very hard to turn it around. His wife - amazing. A lovely person. When he is paroled, i hope he can make it work.

[@stevedubzz]

Suey I agree with everything you said. Thank you

[@suey8227]

: )

[@thellamalady4181]

Suey My thoughts exactly. I hope the prison has the necessary resources available to get him the help he needs. He's lucky to have such a wonderful, compassionate and strong woman to love him that will stand beside him and be there for him.

[@stevedubzz]

The Llama Lady What's the saying behind every strong man there's a stronger woman. Something like that

[@voice-from-the-past]

Suey I completely agree with you.

[@veeelle2275]

I can listen to Bob McKeown's voice FOR HOURS. And since we're currently under house arrest, I HAVE. So cool Bob kept up his friendship with a known "criminal". But I can see why......Stephen Reid looks like the kind of guy you could easily overlook his past with his captivating personality. I understand how Susan could've stuck by him, through it all..

[@pgeorge3]

This one made me feel sad and sorry. I started watching this thinking this is just another bank robber but something about the story hurts a bit. May be I'm weird.

[@alvaroakatico9188]

pgeorge3 What hurts for me is that nice lady who will never give up on him, that’s true love.

[@billdowns2350]

@@alvaroakatico9188 she is rare and unbelievably priceless

[@ianmangham4570]

Maybe!

[@Chris-ex5ed]

I have the strangest feeling i know Stephen lmao mabe he was friends with my dad they are about the same age and he used to be in that lifestyle.

[@TrumanGN]

You're not only weird, you're an idiot. Somebody could have been mutilated or killed because of this disgusting criminals.

[@wonderwoman6019]

Gosh, I think if Stephen had not been dealt such a bad hand to start off...deep at heart is actually a good heart and could have been quite successful career wise and with family...And his wife, she just TRULY loves him. In a day when people "fall in love" like they vacation, it is more rare.

[@jillsmcfarland2001]

Your not familiar with phycopaths ,?

[@Jellybellyirish]

@@jillsmcfarland2001 no because that's a made up word. Also *you're.

[@FloatingFont]

By that reckoning then lets let off every criminal, as most have had "a bad upbringing"..... Its not an excuse

[@frankleaney6267]

Jills Mcfarland A drug addict and a psychopath? Doesn’t make sense. Drug addicts get hooked on drugs to escape feelings, while psychopaths do not have feelings. Impossible to be both I would think?

[@clay9333]

I don’t usually steal, but when I do... It’s giant bars of gold.

[@didarden]

Just added yourself to the dumb list for telling. Lol

[@MassivePonyFan]

And then went for cash in the USA

[@christopherdale5243]

🤣🤣🤣

[@garyko158]

Who in a million years would have thought that Bob was a grey cup winner.......u think u know a guy.....

[@shizuokaBLUES]

Gary Ko yeah and first string player too.

[@jomoland]

I was surprised 😮

[@SheriffofYouTube]

the Gray Cup was minor leagues in 1970s

[@austinteutsch]

Yeah, I thought that, too. But young football players grow up to be grandfathers one day.

[@madeleinebelle2105]

Didn't have a hope as an 11 year old boy...what a creature the Doctor was...no doubt he was regarded as an upright law abiding citizen.

[@kadknapman1]

This is my favorite documentary ever! And I’ve watched MANY!

[@misterslats]

Love Stephen Reid. Everyone should read Jackrabbit Parole. A true Canadian Folk Legend.

[@watermelonineasterhay7430]

misterslats I have a pocket book copy of jackrabbit parole. It is a good book. Other good books you might like are "Go boy" and "Bingo" written by Roger Caron who has been in and out of the Canadian prison system his whole life. Including time in juvenile detention centres. Go boy is about his life in trouble and in jail/prison and his escapes from jail. bingo is about the kingston prison riot in '71 Roger was in there for the riot. Both a good read. Written by Roger. Interestingly Roger couldn't read when he entered prison yet wrote go boy from within prison walls. If you're in Canada you can go to or call your local library and if it's not there they can get it brought to they're library for you. I think you will like them if you like jackrabbit parole.

[@misterslats]

watermelon in easter hay When I was in my early 20's (47 now) I really liked prison memoirs so of course Go Boy and Bingo are still in my library today. They are classic Canadian tales for sure. Another great one is The Stopwatch Gang. Can't remember the author's name despite reading the book at least three times. Oddly, it was my dad, who is a retired judge, who recommended some of my favorite crime books and turned me on to Stephen Reid. He had a grudging respect for Reid and Mitchell's exploits. My all-time favorite crime book is The Corner. It's about the residents of the most drug-plagued neighborhood in Baltimore. I can't recommend that book enough.

[@alexrader5822]

Seriously how were these prison guards not fired and formally apprehended?!?!?! This is unbelievable!

[@thomasb.smithjr.8401]

Former President Richard Nixon once said that all he ever wanted out of his life was one more victory than defeat. It sounds that, in the autumn of his own journey, Stephen is looking for that, too. I hope he finds it. 🙏

[@carlderfler5006]

Bravo Bob. Bravo! You know after watching Bob McGeown do his magic with very real and serious subjects. It always makes this Yank wish I was Canadian!!! Lol

[@ideasworthsharingbyangelo]

The last 5 mins of this video was an unconditional love and it made me cry

[@HollandDamien]

Always funny to me when a rich and famous TV reporter, whose life consists of mansions and fancy hotels, thinks they can relate with a career criminal who has led a very stressful and hard life. Addiction and childhood abuse. No, you can't relate at all. You don't understand the dark forces that drive some people.

[@Rashadagayev2012]

lol thought of the exact same thing .

[@jameslee7535]

just being used for a story / ratings !

[@water8970]

okay this guy's a serial killer

[@JohnDoe-ly6bt]

"Stephens story , in a way, is my story" -- Bob Mckeown

[@shizuokaBLUES]

Bob isn’t rich. No mansions. But he and Stephen had a bond and liked each other immensely.

[@davrodschannel3791]

This dude lived a rollercoaster 🎢 life. As his wife said he pretty much only knew the gangster life.... shows the power of addiction with lengthy prison terms he still went back to jail at the late stage of his life.

[@mysticempress9430]

I’m not condoning what they did but he’s a good guy at heart with problems. When he gets out I hope he lives his life the way he wants to

[@SpyderCustom]

"Let me tell you this story of Stephen Reid. Steve and friend visited the tavern, where I happened to be. Back then I was a football star, and enjoyed hanging out at the tavern with the owner. I was a precocious little scamp then, and chatted with the owner and celebrities all the time. Did I mention I was a football star?"

[@eazydazit]

When it is a fact, and related to the story cuz they used to know each other before the anyone knew who this crimal was, and because at the time they got to know each other at the bar, he was not a journalist, but a football player. You make him look like he was bragging about playing football

[@yourgirlkate2482]

i feel so badly for what happened to him as a teenager, taken advantage of by some old freak...

[@flyinspirals]

your girl kate That happens to millions of young people, millions, in much of the world, who never turn bad & dangerous.

[@mjkrbjcw]

flyinspirals you sound like your justifying the sex predator that's steals childhoods but vilifying the man that steals paper

[@TrumanGN]

I lived among drug addicts for 25 years in a trailer park. The lesson I learned, and how I survived was this: Never believe anything they say even though some of it might be true.

[@NotAnotherKuromi]

​@@TrumanGN Someone not believing them when they pleaded for help as a child may have been what lead them down that path. Some people choose the abuser over their own child, that disappointment & dismay, on top of neglect can have dire consequences in itself. Contributing factors that lead to their anguish & turning to drugs is an explanation not an excuse. Perhaps you got too invested & ran out of empathy but to assume anyone who uses drugs is simply a manipulative liar who is causing their own suffering & no-one has abused or deeply hurt them is at best nieve & ignorant at at worst misleading & dishonest.

[@NotAnotherKuromi]

@@TrumanGN I have a notification saying that you have replied but it is not showing up when I click through. I can only see the very beginning of your comment, so can you please re-post?

[@brandysigmon9066]

The only crime here was having a lawn bowling club.

[@mahound9]

They're depressingly common up here. Specifically in country towns or places with lots of seniors.

[@derrickgough6219]

Heroin and bank robbery clubs should really be a bigger thing than lawn bowling clubs imho.

[@stedmans4christ]

funniest comment eva

[@KL-jr2kj]

@@derrickgough6219 I respectfully disagree. Lawn bowling clubs are much more heinous

[@brokeasdope]

Flat out the most Canadian prison escape in history

[@prophetmargin7497]

I'm surprised no one has brought up the possibility that he actually used bank robbery as a way to get that same rush with adrenaline!

[@theindifference.2655]

Morphine has to do with dopamine, not adrenaline.

[@texasray5237]

They shouldn't be coddling a violent criminal like this. Again and again he proved he could not be trusted at all. He shouldn't be given any publicity and certainly no parole.

[@meichong8278]

Dont be so fecking miserable, anyway he died last year ...........?. And yes he was on parole

[@meichong8278]

@A Tangerine yes get your point TEXAS WHERE MEN ARE MEN AND SHEEP ARE SCARED

[@cynthiaallen9225]

The way he started out in life did almost guarantee a life like this. I don't know that we can blame him. At the time, he had nowhere to go. Someone would have to be superhuman to not to be permanently affected.

[@patrickmcdaniel8123]

I was thinking the same thing. Really sad.

[@maverickrhodes2432]

You have to admire these guys, i know its not right, but still, thats some life and what those events do to a characters personality is a story tellers dream.

[@cyrillayman7431]

This fifth Estate commentator should be the new man for the national.

[@Finn-McCool]

I see Canadians are up to par with 80s style US journalism.

[@joshb7300]

explain please?

[@leedeveau3884]

I'm Canadian and yes it's horrible can't stand it don't watch it

[@donmoore7785]

This is a well told and entertaining story. Must have taken a terrible toll on his family members.

[@tarlach1280x960]

Any addiction can be beat. Many have beat addiction of heroin but you have to have a good soul.

[@davidmellish3295]

Yeah it can,but when they legally give u morphine for pain control that makes it a 100 times harder when you are trying to get clean

[@jusmuzic26]

Finish strong in the Lord my brother. God has kept you here so you may recognize His grace and tell others the Good News! I believe youre a godly man and may He reveal this to you. God bless you and i have faith you will finish strong!

[@TheScouseassassin]

He's dead you bible bashing idiot!!!!

[@masturavince]

amazing woman stuck by her husband, no matter what...

[@byronelenica8329]

she is an idiot. If she dumped him her girls would have a better life.

[@louiseboutin4266]

@@byronelenica8329 She is an incredible woman and she made her choices and his daughters loved him very much right to the end.

[@D.B_Cooper]

Canada must have nice prisons. "Let's go for Chinese". "Let's get some fish".

[@beteyou7452]

Jason Pound you have to remember what year all of this happened 🤷🏾‍♀️

[@Chris-ex5ed]

He was a legend though. They probably idolized him lmao i would have if i was a guard.

[@sylvieguenette4318]

@Heavy Metal That's extremely exaggerated.

[@pattihawks8514]

Margo Thatcher No more chaining dogs, thank goodness; at least in TN!

[@daisymaefrench4041]

I like Bob Mckeown as a commentator and a person. Sometimes opposites attract. That's the reason behind the friendship of these two men.

[@guillermomontoyo]

Canadians seem like such simple people, so cool in today's world 😂 Thanks guys! *kisses* n *hugzz*

[@sharong8511]

Aw shucks! Thanks, Lil Kangaroo.

[@sylvieguenette4318]

@@sharong8511 LOL

[@pittmanfh]

Stephen looks and sounds like a pretty decent guy. The molestation thing puts it all together. He is not a bad person. Very good story by someone who knows the guy. Edit: Was a good guy. I see where he died in 2018.

[@chaseadair8358]

He was a great man he was my god father

[@tonino5113]

do you really believe that he fled because of his persuasion, the two guards have been corrupted with green money, he will never put at risk those who have facilitated his escape from prison

[@pauljohndoyle]

The FBI had to learn to REID and WRIGHT.

[@dischargesummary8794]

Robert Emmet dear oh dear 😔

[@dukethekiddjr.russell8831]

Yo that's a good one

[@emojiking8580]

😆

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[@michaelmendillo4614]

I am thinking, the next time out, it will be Pizza !!!! Come on guys, I haven't had a slice of Pizza in 5 yrs !!!! Hahaha !!! 😁🍕🍕🍕🍕

[@HelenaVanCity]

Right. Some people never learn :)))

[@vanxin9127]

Michael Mendillo lol

[@terryburkeschake7550]

He has passed away

[@mickeyodom9122]

I think he paid them off or something I mean they knew of the last time he did that and he still got them to stop ?! And it’s a wonder the correctional officer still had his job after that

[@adamjhughes4385]

R.I.P Stephen Reid .. a true Canadian hero

[@johnlasso2151]

he seems like a nice good guy just had a bad hand and just wanted to stuff the pain down deep and be happy but didn't know how :(

[@jinov191]

of course, the type of man you would love to meet the next time you are in a bank with your five year old child. he wasn't nice, he was dangerous and selfish

[@anthony84vette]

How can you not feel bad for the guy ...God be with him....

[@Dunning.Kruger]

If society was humane we wouldn't have people doing antisocial things to get by.

[@flyinspirals]

Dunning Kruger Some otherwise 'normal' people have a worm in their brain. This guy could have been a successful honest man if not for the worm.

[@NxDoyle]

flyinspirals The worm is a choice to be a criminal.

[@TheBuddhaVlogs30508]

flyinspirals I have a few worms in my head

[@jakybakey8473]

DrankSinatra, you must have DrankTequila

[@theunknownwomanchannel3256]

I have always thought for every bit of trauma for every step I’ve taken for every mistake I’ve made for every single thing I’ve learnt from my mistakes , I wouldn’t have had my two beautiful children who are now adults if I’d done one thing different... if I hadn’t have gotten on the bus that one day many years ago I wouldn’t be where I am now ❤️never give❤️

[@xanbex8324]

good on you!

[@hagbard72]

I was in James Bay when he did his last bank robbery, lots of excitement. Didn't know the full backstory though I did know of Stephen Reid bank robber turned author married to a weird poet (with a car covered in small toys). Royal Bank robbed me of $1400 so hats off to Reid.

[@charmieisme]

I saw her car many times

[@ricktandron3669]

That jail looks like a country club. Outrageous.

[@chillywilly7299]

I really believe deep down Stephen was a good guy.

[@TheSFCjaymo]

will nowak I was just gonna write that!! But you beat me 5 days ago!!! 🤣

[@TrumanGN]

Nice guys don't put peoples' lives in jeopardy. This guy is disgusting.

[@TheSFCjaymo]

Truman Green I agree!!! I guess the more fitting word would be “Charming “!!! Right?

[@TedBackus]

my biggest fear was dying, before being released. Jail & prison make you miss weird stuff....for me, it was a bath, your never submerged in water in custody, i missed it so much. it is hard kicking that lifestyle.

[@sambo7499]

Nobody suspects Candadians to be gangsters, they are simply too nice, unless you watch them checking "innocent" Russians on the ice rink ;) Regards from Germany!

[@jackpalmer6253]

Absolutely true about us haha

[@timstarkes173]

The guy is one of the most prolific bank robbers in history... And he was always polite

[@HelenaVanCity]

There're convicted criminals you wish you could execute with your own hands. And there're those whom you wish you could give a huge big hug if you met them in person. This guy certainly falls in the 2nd group. He kinda reminds me of Frank Abagnale, the prototype of Catch Me If You Can :))

[@mwbright]

Robbing a bank is definitely on my bucket list.

[@matariki3638]

Love Canada will visit one day. Every country has their rogues.

[@martinpeacocke681]

A person's actions are who they are! The rest are just a nice sounding cover up. Everyone will face hard times. It's the choices you make during and after the hard times that determine your future.

[@josephhinton5489]

Let Stephen be an addict. So what. Give him the drugs he wants and the world will be a better place.

[@sharong8511]

Joseph Hinton Yes, but when one is using cocaine one can inject or smoke hundreds of dollars worth in a few hours. When he committed the last robbery in Victoria he had been on a cocaine run for some time. Money soon becomes an issue.

[@purebloodheretic4682]

Joseph Hinton 👍It would Solve alot of Social Problems of Thefts & Prostitution & Kill off the Black Market in illicit Drugs- Maybe Prevent Another Generation of Young Kids Experimenting With Dangerous Life Destroying Drugs - Although these Days Prescription Drugs are Just as Big or Bigger Problem - Cheers👍😀🍺🍻

[@hairystyles4212]

@@purebloodheretic4682 Yup. Look at the countries drugs are legal. Completely different

[@joshb7300]

The truth.

[@KellyO988]

Thoughts and prayers 🙏 to the Reid family. You can do it!

[@pamelagibbs3992]

These three guys had a colourful life.. but I think they have hurt many people along the way. I feel for their families... 🇨🇦

[@ronque23]

Such a sad story. I pray he has one last chance to get out legally to be with his family. Hope he can make the most of it this time.

[@TheScouseassassin]

He's dead!!!!

[@fitzgerald3200]

Thanks to that lady Genuine heart 🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲 Jamaica love peace

[@chrislewis5069]

That's the reality of addiction, the lie is always there telling you it will work this time. There is no logical reasoning and that's why you have to devote yourself to a life of recovery.

[@hairystyles4212]

I used to do a lot of graffiti, in super risky spots and I can totally understand why three guys did this over and over. The high when you know you got away with it is the greatest. Theirs was next level though.

[@anitagoodman9002]

Yeah because graffiti is real bad aye... Lol seriously bragging about some scribbles on a wall definitely not in the big leagues

[@tysloane6089]

@@anitagoodman9002 calm down hun, don’t steal their shine.

[@primesspct2]

"except for my addiction I would have been there for her" speaking of his daughter... what bullshit, he made the decisions NOT to be there, and everyone else keeps making excuses for him. he had 60 years to get clean!

[@johnoconnor4941]

The primary goal for an addict is to take their own life. Slowly, deliberately and methodically through chaos and haphazard actions I aimed to utterly destroy my life. My shame and guilt is not that I committed crimes but that those crimes hurt everyone around me. I am not a bad man, I did bad things. My shame and guilt proves this to me. I'll never be cured of addiction but I'm hoping to manage it just for today. People die of heart attacks because they work 20 hrs a day. Others get into so much debt from buying "stuff" they can't see a way out and take their own lives. These and others symptoms are a clear sign that you are an addict. Don't believe an addict is a drug user, a drinker. What is your life like?

[@jcaylalove8713]

Bob McKeown, what an ICON!

[@cvader7]

intriguing, that's why i finished the video, not to judge anyone!

[@martinavaslovik3433]

A really good story.

[@miarena111]

i like the guy and his wife. i am surprised that narrator is about 80 years old. holy moly, no one can see that.

[@sylvieguenette4318]

The reporter was born in 1950.

[@meganmurphy7530]

Rule #1 - it's never worth it. Rule #2 - revert back to rule #1.

[@agonysdl7885]

He passed away June 12, 2018 (aged 68)

[@ianmangham4570]

68 is good

[@Nesty9]

they should make this story a series of movies,im so tired of heroes bs movies

[@hairystyles4212]

Wow Canadian prison cells look really nice compared to the U.S. 35:25

[@suzystone244]

US prisons are shitholes Fo Sho!

[@JoeyArmstrong2800]

its like The Clash song, "Bankrobber" "He just loved to live that way, and he loved to steal your money"

[@ianmangham4570]

I miss thieving,I retired once i hit the half century mark.

[@lindamarsh6711]

Why do people who steal money get more time in prison than murderers? unbelevable!

[@SWIFTY_WINS]

Is anyone else wondering why he kept going back to that DR after the first time he was drugged and molested? As an 11 year old child there's no way he would be hooked on the Morphine immediately after his first use, so it wasn't his longing for more of the drug that brought him back (at least for the 2nd time).... So why go back to hang out with that old creep the 2nd time? From what I can tell, most children who are serially sexually abused are in a family setting that they cannot easily escape from. For example, they might be living in the same home as their step father who will abuse them over and over and the victim cannot see any escape since they live with this abuser. In this guy's case as an 11 year old boy he was on some level making the decision to repeatedly engage with this old DR creep. Obviously the DR would need to either meet the kid somewhere and/or pick the kid up in his car time and time again, so I'd like to know why at 11 years old he kept choosing to meet up with this pedo when he could have reported the abuse to family or just stayed away from dude.... Sadly I'm thinking that in some sick way at 11 he actually enjoyed the sexual contact/abuse, not to mention his eventual addiction to the Morphine which would ensure him coming back for more.

[@cucullain7843]

You swiftly don’t know a thing about addiction or abuse . I haven’t the inclination to try and put you right. Tell you something though, only a fool would talk like you. A fool with no experience of the harder side of this life. And probably a blind fool too . If you think you don’t know an addict or a victim of abuse you’re dead wrong . Or maybe you know it well.

[@SWIFTY_WINS]

@@cucullain7843 Bro, I've experienced addiction to opiates first hand, but I'm not going into any further details of my dirty laundry here. What I'm saying is that after about 3-4 visits with that DR he would probably be beginning to realize that he's craving more of that drug. Morphine isn't even strong compared to oxycodone, and it took me multiple experiences with painkillers before it escalated to a real addiction. So, my point was that the 1st time you get drugged and sexually abused, one would think you wouldn't go back for more (the 2nd encounter)... That's why I'm saying there's def. more to the story because I simply refuse to believe that after his first ever experience with Morphine the kid is instantly so addicted that he's willing to go through another rape just to get a 2nd dose. So I ask again, why did he go back to the DR after that 1st horrific experience?

[@alanbaird9846]

If even true.. Claim victim mercy for parole

[@yingyang1008]

Did it even happen?

[@mogbaba]

What a great lady! I got injured in a car accident and my then-wife left me, just because she thought we would have a lower income! The stupid woman is surprised that when she sees that after the divorce I bought my own house and have a great life!

[@kevinlynch9438]

Wtf is the story with those guards?? Let him go to the toilet TWICE without an escort?!? Good on these 3 guys, obviously very clever men!! Well done guys 💚👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@moviesforrandy]

love the fifth estate

[@dorkuchotanihu9589]

No Matter what people will find ways and means to blame it on drugs at old age haven't they learned a lesson yet . And he children that alone should put all this Bank robbery to Rest for good one of them Dies in prison that should be the Red flag for STEVE. THANKS

[@rob-karenkennedy-parker3166]

Keep writing Reid...

[@billmichae]

Crime, gambling and illegal drugs use are mental problems of addiction that need to be solved as such.

[@jamesc140]

Why is this not a film??

[@NxDoyle]

Don't make it about you Bob. That's a slippery slope to Dateline status. Although I know you have slipped that far.

[@phizap]

its the fifth estate lol

[@NxDoyle]

lin reynolds Ye-es? Bob has worked for both.

[@guillermomontoyo]

Nx Doyle oh Mr Boyle! don't be so droll! just relax a lil eh? chill oooottt homie

[@broonsdad]

What's wrong with him stating Stephen Reid was a freind. Those guys were freinds with all of us, who covered the Ottawa Rough Riders...We used to drink with those guys, at the Prescott after foorball games...

[@omniscientmoon77]

Bob's just a bit bored with his straight life.

[@onefeather2]

Love is powerful .God bless her.

[@flyinspirals]

Charming company, but -- same old story. Many of us are abused, few become dangerous repeat felons.

[@phizap]

i didnt hear any "abuse excuse" in fact im surprised the "dr" that abused him and injected him starting an addiction wasn't used, steven.... he's at least accountable for his own choices

[@tracishea5053]

So easy for you to shrug off the sicko who steals childhoods and vilify a guy who steals little sheets of linen ... ? Humm ...

[@angrypossumsx1259]

flyinspirals Charming comments,but - same old story. Many of us are commentators, few become sanctimonious repeat arseholes.

[@jeffreywaltiere4830]

You can't fight a drug.. you have to fight youself and figure out what is really going on ..#you can winn...

[@docrides6208]

Clout chasing “his story is also mine” looool

[@bits2646]

What a group of characters :)

[@themorningstar3353]

I've never ever heard of anyone getting to stop with prison guards to eat at a restaurant, never to mention twice. Any time I've been in transit around different prisons in the country, stopping for food means stopping at a local jail, getting locked in a four by six foot cell with nothing but a wooden bench and a table for a few hours and getting to eat a sandwich made with some mystery meat and some watered down kool-aid to drink. This goes for all levels of offenders. Are Canadian prison guards especially naive?

[@felixp6726]

Its different in canada ..its called a ETA..escorted temporary absencence ....ive been on many ...

[@felixp6726]

We have federal prison and provincal prison ...completly different ...

[@johnnydtractive]

The first one, it was the 1970's--different times than today--& he was also on an escorted pass. Long distances to travel together, they get to chatting, it's more informal in the 1970's & Steven Reid is also very charming. Shouldn't have happened, but easy to see how it did.

[@SupersonicChip]

Wow for a minute I thought he was an American politician...he would do great in this country!

[@boeingdriver29]

I wish Stephen the peace and happiness he seeks. Oh, and screw the banks.

[@johnehmer3608]

so he passed away in June 2018, he knew he was dying.

[@truthseeker444]

Just Googled him, sadly he died in June 2018, eight years after this was filmed.

[@pattihawks8514]

truthseeker444 RIP 🕊Stephen Reid🕊

[@jinov191]

his story about the Dr. may or may not be true, if true I feel for that 11 year old, but not the adult who committed armed robbery, he had a choice and made the wrong one.