• 44 years in prison, Otis Johnson steps back in society
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[media]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrH6UMYAVsk[/media]
its like when Brooks got out from shawshank prison
What a man
Don't inmates in the US get to keep up with news, etc? Pretty awful if they don't.
All I see despite what he did is a good man. [QUOTE]Don't inmates in the US get to keep up with news, etc? Pretty awful if they don't[/QUOTE] I assume it wouldn't concern them if they did.
I'd love to talk to someone who has been out of society for 40 years the things I could show them would be wonderful phones that let you instantly video chat with someone across the country the ability to, on a mobile tablet, instantly watch a movie mobile music players nutella automatic cars I don't think ANYTHING would be more cool than showing someone the world for what seems like the first time
I'd love to meet this man. I really would. I feel like he would have a lot of interesting things to say. And in a way I get kind of sad knowing I never will.
[QUOTE=Ax3l;49187614]I'd love to meet this man. I really would. I feel like he would have a lot of interesting things to say. And in a way I get kind of sad knowing I never will.[/QUOTE] Man imagine if you could cryo-freeze yourself. The best job would be showing people from a long time ago a great new world full of amazing things. Really, I just see a man with his life wasted. I know he did a terrible, terrible thing, but are sentences that encompass over half of a person's life always necessary? It's an interesting question. Not trying to argue in favor of shorter sentences all the time, but I think there's some changes to be made, somehow, somewhere.
he's pretty much a shadow of his younger self that committed the crime he's had decades to think it over, he's a very different person I'm sure.
The ending really got me. To be so understanding, I guess, and just accepting things that have happened and trying to move forward. Really speaks to you.
at least skippy waited for him
[IMG]https://c2.staticflickr.com/4/3214/2928822499_cd6e73d1f4_z.jpg?zz=1[/IMG][img]http://metroscenes.com/newyorkcity/images/06.25.10/new_york_city_june_2010_metroscenes.com_63.jpg[/img] 44 years is a long time
o0o0oh it's so intriguing to see how the modern world is to a released prisoner... guess people are forgetting he was charged with ATTEMPTED murder on a police officer. [highlight](User was banned for this post ("Troll" - Swebonny))[/highlight]
[QUOTE=Elite Phazon;49187976]o0o0oh it's so intriguing to see how the modern world is to a released prisoner... guess people are forgetting he was charged with ATTEMPTED murder on a police officer.[/QUOTE] So what? It was 44 years ago and he served his time. Do you want to hang a big red "A" over his neck for the rest of his life?
[QUOTE=Daniel Smith;49187823][IMG]https://c2.staticflickr.com/4/3214/2928822499_cd6e73d1f4_z.jpg?zz=1[/IMG][img]http://metroscenes.com/newyorkcity/images/06.25.10/new_york_city_june_2010_metroscenes.com_63.jpg[/img] 44 years is a long time[/QUOTE] everything so so brighter now the modern image isn't even during the day and yet it's almost as vivid
[QUOTE=Elite Phazon;49187976]o0o0oh it's so intriguing to see how the modern world is to a released prisoner... guess people are forgetting he was charged with ATTEMPTED murder on a police officer.[/QUOTE] He's served his punishment for it and has been rehabilitated. He's still a human being.
[QUOTE=Elite Phazon;49187976]o0o0oh it's so intriguing to see how the modern world is to a released prisoner... guess people are forgetting he was charged with ATTEMPTED murder on a police officer.[/QUOTE] you're right, maybe we should gas criminals instead of having them serve time. Horrible people can do horrible things, and the experience can change them for better or worse
He has a point, sorta. It's easy to be sympathetic to him when he's a sad old man lost in a world he doesn't understand, but how many of the people who feel so sorry for him would switch back to lock-him-up-and-throw-away-the-key mode if someone tried to murder a cop today?
[QUOTE=Elite Phazon;49187976]o0o0oh it's so intriguing to see how the modern world is to a released prisoner... guess people are forgetting he was charged with ATTEMPTED murder on a police officer.[/QUOTE] And you seem to forget he did the time. That time being 44 years.
[QUOTE=Hamaflavian;49188067]He has a point, sorta. It's easy to be sympathetic to him when he's a sad old man lost in a world he doesn't understand, but how many of the people who feel so sorry for him would switch back to lock-him-up-and-throw-away-the-key mode if someone tried to murder a cop today?[/QUOTE] For 44 years though?
[QUOTE=Elite Phazon;49187976]o0o0oh it's so intriguing to see how the modern world is to a released prisoner... guess people are forgetting he was charged with ATTEMPTED murder on a police officer.[/QUOTE] Get your head out of your ass and learned that it was, indeed, attempted. 44 years can change a person, and even then, you never know the reasoning behind why he did what he did. The justice system is a mixed bag. Some people can't forgive I suppose. Sad.
Besides the world was a lot different 44 years ago than it was today, a black man attempting to murder a cop back then... well it's just not the same as if it happened today
[QUOTE=MrJazzy;49188177]Besides the world was a lot different 44 years ago than it was today, a black man attempting to murder a cop back then... well it's just not the same as if it happened today[/QUOTE] Not to mention we don't even know the situation. The 1960's/1970's were an extremely racially tense time, and not like today; many cops [I]really were[/I] legitimate, unapologetic, black-hating racists. Who knows what happened. Regardless, he served his time. That's the whole point of prison, isn't it? They serve their debt to society for their mistakes. He did, so let it go. He didn't [I]successfully[/I] kill anyone, either, so it's not like he left a grieving family in the wake of his crime.
Man, I don't know how I would be able to cope, adjusting to society after so long. Like, you missed out on so much. You'd feel so disconnected from the world. Like you were just dropped into the world at that moment. Even worse with what he said about having no family or partners. I can't imagine being in a worse situation.
[QUOTE=orgornot;49187529]Don't inmates in the US get to keep up with news, etc? Pretty awful if they don't.[/QUOTE] Depends on the prison.
[QUOTE=Hamaflavian;49188067]He has a point, sorta. It's easy to be sympathetic to him when he's a sad old man lost in a world he doesn't understand, but how many of the people who feel so sorry for him would switch back to lock-him-up-and-throw-away-the-key mode if someone tried to murder a cop today?[/QUOTE] I highly doubt that I speak for everyone, but I actually do tend to get pretty annoyed by the "lock em up" attitude that you're talking about.
[QUOTE=Hamaflavian;49188067]He has a point, sorta. It's easy to be sympathetic to him when he's a sad old man lost in a world he doesn't understand, but how many of the people who feel so sorry for him would switch back to lock-him-up-and-throw-away-the-key mode if someone tried to murder a cop today?[/QUOTE] Exactly, that's what i meant. it's like the opposite side of the character brooks from shawshank redemption, whereas you CAN sympathize with him cause he's an innocent old man. but this guy is just another attempted murderer, 44 years doesn't mean shit if he can snap at any time and cause harm to someone.
[QUOTE=Elite Phazon;49189483]Exactly, that's what i meant. it's like the opposite side of the character brooks from shawshank redemption, whereas you CAN sympathize with him cause he's an innocent old man. but this guy is just another attempted murderer, 44 years doesn't mean shit if he can snap at any time and cause harm to someone.[/QUOTE] I really don't think he will and i don't see why you'd say so.
[QUOTE=Elite Phazon;49189483]Exactly, that's what i meant. it's like the opposite side of the character brooks from shawshank redemption, whereas you CAN sympathize with him cause he's an innocent old man. but this guy is just another attempted murderer, 44 years doesn't mean shit if he can snap at any time and cause harm to someone.[/QUOTE] And you probably borrowed a pencil or video game from someone when you were much younger, then forgot to give it back. Or maybe you illegally downloaded music a few years back when people were still getting locked up for it. If so, then [i]you are a terrible person and a thief for that, and nobody should ever forgive you because you might steal again![/i] I know attempted murder is an act much more serious than theft, but just because someone did something awful when they were younger, and were possibly in the wrong crowd or just the wrong state of mind, doesn't mean they are incapable of making a better person of themselves. Prison is meant to rehabilitate them into being a functional member of society; which, from what this video shows, it seemed to work, because it transformed him into a better human being. Of course, prison didn't account for the huge leaps in technology and culture when rehabilitating him, but there's no way that advanced and unfamiliar technology will cause him to snap and go out and try to murder someone. We don't know the full story behind his arrest, but we do have an idea of who he is now, and he seems like he's ready to be a functioning member of society, even if he chooses to keep to himself. He's stronger mentally and emotionally compared to whatever you think of your average "attempted murderer".
[QUOTE=Elite Phazon;49189483]Exactly, that's what i meant. it's like the opposite side of the character brooks from shawshank redemption, whereas you CAN sympathize with him cause he's an innocent old man. but this guy is just another attempted murderer, 44 years doesn't mean shit if he can snap at any time and cause harm to someone.[/QUOTE] You've obviously never being to jail.
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