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VulcanRider · 03-04-2009, 06:20 PM

Criminal justice student recognizes bank robbery suspect in surveillance video: It's his dad!

An Oklahoma criminal justice student got a real-life ethics lesson when he realized he knew a local bank robbery suspect caught on surveillance tape by police. It was his dad.

"I sat there for about an hour, thinking about what I should do," said Michael Siany, 21, a junior majoring in criminal justice at the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond, Okla. "A lot of things went through my mind, but I knew the right thing to do."

Cops knew his father, 51-year-old David Louis Siany, well.

He was arrested in 2000 for planning to rob a Texas bank and served more than two years for unarmed robberies at three banks in Oklahoma and Minnesota. The elder Siany was arrested early last month for two separate robberies in Oklahoma in January. Police said he made away with $5,188.

His son said he knew about his estranged father's criminal record and didn't struggle too much with his decision after seeing his mother raise him and his brother alone.

"My father used to love spending time at the racetrack, and he got into debt," Siany said.

"He just got into more and more debt. He needed money quickly, and (robbing banks) was the quickest way to get out of debt."

"I'm sure he's a good person somewhere down in there, but for some reason he does these bad things," he said.

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03-04-2009, 06:20 PM	#10
VulcanRider Lord Soth Join Date: July 25, 2002 Location: Melbourne FL Age: 61 Posts: 1,971	Re: Odd News... March 09 *Criminal justice student recognizes bank robbery suspect in surveillance video: It's his dad!* An Oklahoma criminal justice student got a real-life ethics lesson when he realized he knew a local bank robbery suspect caught on surveillance tape by police. It was his dad. "I sat there for about an hour, thinking about what I should do," said Michael Siany, 21, a junior majoring in criminal justice at the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond, Okla. "A lot of things went through my mind, but I knew the right thing to do." Cops knew his father, 51-year-old David Louis Siany, well. He was arrested in 2000 for planning to rob a Texas bank and served more than two years for unarmed robberies at three banks in Oklahoma and Minnesota. The elder Siany was arrested early last month for two separate robberies in Oklahoma in January. Police said he made away with $5,188. His son said he knew about his estranged father's criminal record and didn't struggle too much with his decision after seeing his mother raise him and his brother alone. "My father used to love spending time at the racetrack, and he got into debt," Siany said. "He just got into more and more debt. He needed money quickly, and (robbing banks) was the quickest way to get out of debt." "I'm sure he's a good person somewhere down in there, but for some reason he does these bad things," he said. -------------------- I don't think Family Visitation Day is gonna go well... __________________ ----- Help feed animals in shelters with just a mouse click at The Animal Rescue Site !!