serving time for the mayhem he and a friend caused on the streets of colorado springs. when i approached bruce, he was outside of his cell, and i said, bruce, you know, i m with the camera crew, what do you want? i know why you re here, and we d love to get your story. he said, well, why wouldn t you want my story, look at me. i m like a movie actor. bastian accepted a plea bargain on two murder charges that resulted in a 60-year sentence for accessory and conspiracy to commit murder and aggravated robbery. the crimes occurred over a four-month period and were committed by bastion, who was home on leave, and a discharged army buddy. their two murder victims were fellow soldiers, one of whom served in their unit. it just kind of came out of nowhere one night really. i mean, we were sitting there, we were drinking at my house. so we decided to go out and
we film in prisons all over the world, and we re constantly reminded that people who kill can come from all walks of life, even those who we hold the highest regard. bruce bastian was an army medic in iraq. a young man dedicated to saving lives in combat, but when we met him at the limon correctional facility in colorado, he was serving time for the mayhem he and a friend caused on the streets of colorado springs. when i approached bruce, he was outside of his cell, and i said, bruce, you know, i m with the camera crew, what do you want? i know why you re here, and we d love to get your story. he said, well, why wouldn t you want my story, look at me. i m like a movie actor. bastian accepted a plea bargain on two murder charges
you know, little fantasy, but i mean, it was bad at the same time. i think one of the things that was difficult for me in dealing with bruce was that when he told his stories about being a soldier over in iraq, his behavior was despicable. we would rob people over there, and there you can just hey, i m taking this [ bleep ] whether you like it or not. they don t do anything about it. what are they going to do? why were you robbing people in iraq? for the hell of it, i guess. because we could. but it was a different story when his crime spree made headlines. he felt the coverage was unfair. how are you being perceived in the media? like i m some kind of monster, i guess. you know, here we are putting our lives on the line every day for the people in this country, and then they turn around and treat us like we re some piece of [ bleep ] basically. bruce acted as though because he was a medic in the army, that that should give him some sort of pass for the crimes he comm
so how are we going to sweeten this deal? floor mats. clear coats. you re getting warmer. leather seats. and this. my wife bought me that. get your credit swagger on. become a member of experian credit tracker and find out your fico score powered by experian. fico scores are used in 90% of credit decisions. we film in prisons all over the world, and we re constantly reminded that people who kill can come from all walks of life, even those who we hold the highest regard. bruce bastian was an army medic in iraq. a young man dedicated to saving lives in combat, but when we met him at the limon correctional facility in colorado, he was
that s what all these guys try to come home and say, oh, shame on you know, boo me, i got problems. i saw somebody die so i should [ bleep ] get off. i should have total immunity. i m not saying that. he did not seem to have been bothered by the military experience at all. if anything, i feel like he got a little bit of a charge from it. to an extent it was fun. i guess every kid s dream is to blow stuff up and shoot people, i guess. you know, little fantasy, but i mean, it was bad at the same time. i think one of the things that was difficult for me in dealing with bruce was that when he told his stories about being a soldier over in iraq, his behavior was despicable. we would rob people over there, and there you can just hey, i m taking this [ bleep ] whether you like it or not. they don t do anything about it. what are they going to do? why were you robbing people in iraq? for the hell of it, i guess. because we could. but it was a different story when his crime sp