They took his youth from him. They took his middle age from him. All he has left is his old age, and they aren't even offering $18,000 a year for the life that they stole? And it was for no reason, just a senseless waste... Yeah he gets to live what's left, but they stole from him the best part.
You know what's even more sad, these evil bastards are still doing this, and there are so many more like him who have died in prison, or been executed, and they were innocent.
Infuriating!! Must ASK for a pardon, and then IF GRANTED, a trivial $50K per year for 15 years?...Justice?? This man deserves $hundreds of millions, an apology from the entire state, and prosecution of anyone still alive involved in his fraudulent, rigged trial!
@@ANNAOBAGS People who have a shred of decency will agree. However, America has been selling a lie to its citizens and the world. You don't have the BEST "justice system", and many of your elected officials lack any morals, compassion or humanity.
Mr. Ronnie Long deserves to be giving at least $500 millions. Indeed no amount of money can justify or recompense or make up for what they have done to Mr. Ronnie Long.
His life totally ruined by the state. Absolutely shocking the people who withheld the evidence should face jail now they have to compensate Ronald adequately it’s a disgrace
"they" is you since the people responsible represent the state.. and the state supposedly represents you. All these fines are paid by tax dollars, not the offenders... DEMAND change or continue footing the bill for these injustices.
@@luddity Agreed. They absolutely should but more than likely won't as it would tarnish the credibility of the institution. Similar to why no incoming POTUS will seek charges against a former POTUS even when it involves things like knowingly approving torture as policy. As long as the people are ignorant and/or apathetic to these things, they will continue.
This is heartbreaking. How many times this mans pride has been stepped on and how many times this mans freedom has been pushed aside. It would break most men and he's standing upright.
he be lucky if he gets 100k there are lot of laws written that protect so called "justice system" when such fuck up occurs... they destroy guy life. He is a free man with no job experience, or any wealth build in a course of this life, he might as well be a free man that is homeless on a street... it's sad and no money can accommodate that this so called justice did to this man and many others like him.
There is not enough Money in the World to make up for what they did! (I am 35)Think about it that way you never left your room, never bought anything, never watched popular stuff, never had a phone... in this LOST virus year we go crazy protest this that complain over everything cry because Fitnessstudio are closed His whole life was worse
After 44 years of suffering injustice ,Ronnie Long has just shown us great courage and humanity.We must all get together to make sure those responsible are punished and remind ourselves that racism is still rampant in every corner and everyone needs to fight this evil together.
Everyone that was involved in this miscarriage of justice who knew that this man was innocent but still participated in his prosecution should themselves be prosecuted, provided they are still living. He should also be compensated by the state for all of the years that he was robbed of.
May you be rewarded in all ways throughout the remainder of your life. I’m sorry this happened, and I’m disgusted that justice was not served and what seems like racist biases prosecuted you and it’s incredibly hard on anyone with a conscience to hear this happened for all those years. Again, you have my respect and compassionate thoughts that go your way. Best to you, your wife and your family.
Congratulations on your release. Please accept my condolences on the "going home" of your mother.🙏 Stand strong Sir! May God continue to bless and watch over you!
The cops and lawyers and judge who wrongly imprisoned this poor man should all spend 44 years in the same jail, and all their assets and retirement incomes should be taken away and given to Ronnie.
Just watching this video made me angry. I can't even begin to imagine the rage, despair and injustice that Ronnie felt. If it was me, I'd be out for revenge.
We are incredibly strong people.. if the healthcare system wasn’t also complicit Mr. Longs mother likely would have lived those few weeks needed to hug her child again.
He was wrongfully convicted why should he even need a pardon. The entire conviction should be erased and this man needs to be financially compensated retroactively They just don't want to pay this man
If God had blessed him he wouldn’t of spent 44 years in prison. This man spent 44 years in prison while Donald Trump got to exploit the country and murder more than 200,000 Americans. You’ll excuse me if I find your God bless shit a little annoying. Thoughts and prayers do nothing for anyone.
@@lostboy583 Okay! I respect your opinion, but I Jesus didn’t say that everything would be perfect and without suffering here. It’s more about how you survive in this world.
Most of his life was taken away from him. He should get the pardon and compensation that is enough to support him, since it was the purposeful wrong doing of the state that caused this hardship on he and his family.
This is so shameful. The people who are responsible for his incarceration should be imprisoned. $17,000 for every year of life stolen is insulting. Mr. Long, I am deeply sorry that you had to go through this. A pardon is nothing, you are owed a whole life.
The pardon is absolutely necessary and then the state needs to do the right thing and compensate his man for the injustice meted out to him. $750,000.00 for having lost much of his life is ridiculous. At least compensate him so that he doesn't have work again. He is 65 now and certainly won't live to be 100. Justice demands his adequate compensation.
He should be getting at least 22 million dollars for this fiasco. $500,000 per year, What a joke,,,,,$750,000. That is an insult. His life was changed by others. The judge that selected the jury, should have been disbarred.
This is such sad story! I don't know how the prosecutors who did this to Ronny Long could sleep at night or live with themselves??? Their evilness just blows me away!!!
How many more like him are still locked or died in prison already for crimes they didn't commit? I know the answer is WAY TOO MANY and its heartbreaking to think of all the families that were also destroyed because of wrongful convictions.
Pardon Ronnie Long NOW. It is too easy to hide important details that will exonerate the accused. This is an abomination. May God bless you and the three others who were harmed by the illegal actions taken by the police department.
Preach brother, much love and respect to you and Amy. They're capitalists whether theyre oil mongererers or drug dealers who captitilise off someones addiction or shortcoming
I don't even know this man but his story among other innocent people who are still incarcerated just brings me to tears. 44 yrs of this man life was taken away from him...why? The evidence clearly showed he was innocent. So who really rapped her. What was they covering up. This is crazy
I was deported in 1994 for 1gram of cannabis, after having been living legally the usa for 21 years since the age of 12 ......lost it all....american wife,5 children...2.sisters...friends...'26 years already....no help...hell on earth
@@resilience4lyfe331 injustices we all suffer, more some than others, but we all suffer together. Solidarity means people need to unite for any and all reasons against inhumanities.
We can not imagine what this man and so many others went thru. No matter how we try. not only the american justice system is sick to its core. When still 70 million ppl vote for an orange moron I start to lose hope. Bless you Ronnie Long I hope they pardon you and you can live the rest of your life in peace.
I must say a shed a few tears listening to his story... You can't steal a person's life like that because you are an alleged "judge" who does not understand the key concept of Justice...
When he said “those 15-20 minutes turned into 44 years” my heart just broke 😢. I’m sorry this horrible injustice happened to you sir. This was a sinister crime committed against you. Justice must be served to all those who were involved and conspired against you and those who stood by and did nothing!!
Not only was an innocent man wrongfully convicted, but the actual rapist who committed the crime was allowed to freely commit even more. Justice is not served and America loses either way. So 44 years of incarceration adds up to $750,000? No amount of money can pay for lost years.
PTSD don’t have Shit on 44YEARS..The AllMighty has Blessed You Ronnie Long with the Inner Strength to Push threw All That BS..Stay Safe Brothers and Sisters Keep Informed ✌🏽❤️
This so called Governor ? Should issue that pardon on the spot. Sorry..posted comment before where they talk about compensation..I was wrong...not on the spot..but YESTERDAY.
What's incredibly sick about all of this is the REAL perpetrator got to stay out here and continue raping. How many other women were raped because of this miscarriage of so called justice? Liberty and justice for all....really?
it breaks my heart to see this. Murder charges should be brought against any person who concealed the exculpatory evidence. Ronnie Long should be awarded 100 million in damages from the state. Who he was and the life he would have lived were murdered the day he was arrested. No amount of money can make up for that. Hopefully it would serve as a notice to the "justice" system that we will hold them accountable for their crimes too. Even the "Law" should not be above it.
Come on Cooper. This one is not a hard decision. Have the pardon drafted and sign it. Further expedite his compensation and include attorney fees. Then instruct the AG to investigate his prosecution and sentencing.
I feel that the prosecutor and any police that was on the case should be prosecuted and sent to jail for perjury if it was u or I and lied we r prosecuted
Everyone that participated in wrongfully convicting this man should be prosecuted and put in jail for the wrongful incarceration of this man.
= the whole system :(
Amen
Too many cases like this. The so called justice this country preaches is hypocritical.
It aint the Justice system,...its Just Us.
the people involved in this sort of corrupt prosecution should be prosecuted. i am glad he is finally getting to live his life.
They took his youth from him. They took his middle age from him. All he has left is his old age, and they aren't even offering $18,000 a year for the life that they stole? And it was for no reason, just a senseless waste... Yeah he gets to live what's left, but they stole from him the best part.
This is beyond injustice.It's like a crime against humanity or basic human rights.I have no words to explain my feeling
Well said. Ditto
Agree
You know what's even more sad, these evil bastards are still doing this, and there are so many more like him who have died in prison, or been executed, and they were innocent.
This man should not have to ask for a pardon. America is shameful.
Infuriating!! Must ASK for a pardon, and then IF GRANTED, a trivial $50K per year for 15 years?...Justice?? This man deserves $hundreds of millions, an apology from the entire state, and prosecution of anyone still alive involved in his fraudulent, rigged trial!
If the chief of police and the police union leaders responsible for this are still alive they should show their faces in public and face prosecution.
@@daiu48 True, but it NEVER happens. Why? Institutional racism protects them.
@@ANNAOBAGS People who have a shred of decency will agree. However, America has been selling a lie to its citizens and the world. You don't have the BEST "justice system", and many of your elected officials lack any morals, compassion or humanity.
@@deanjones2525 Agreed!
I see him like a prisoner of war.a domestic war against the unbalanced system of justice.
How he endured this is beyond me. Why we endure this should be beyond everyone. Every prisoner needs to have their case reviewed.
He didn't have much of a choice.
This makes me so angry. America, karma is at your doorsteps!
It breaks my heart every time I hear these types of injustices. This is beyond injustice!!
44 years of injustice
Mr. Ronnie Long deserves to be giving at least $500 millions.
Indeed no amount of money can justify or recompense or make up for what they have done to
Mr. Ronnie Long.
Even that wouldnt make up for what he lost :(
No amount of money can make up for what they did to Mr. Ronnie Long.
His life totally ruined by the state. Absolutely shocking the people who withheld the evidence should face jail now they have to compensate Ronald adequately it’s a disgrace
"they" is you since the people responsible represent the state.. and the state supposedly represents you. All these fines are paid by tax dollars, not the offenders... DEMAND change or continue footing the bill for these injustices.
@@joshcourt1393 The police who withheld the evidence should be held personally liable.
@@luddity Agreed. They absolutely should but more than likely won't as it would tarnish the credibility of the institution. Similar to why no incoming POTUS will seek charges against a former POTUS even when it involves things like knowingly approving torture as policy. As long as the people are ignorant and/or apathetic to these things, they will continue.
This is heartbreaking. How many times this mans pride has been stepped on and how many times this mans freedom has been pushed aside. It would break most men and he's standing upright.
he should sue the government. he needs at least 10 MILLION.
Not enough
he be lucky if he gets 100k there are lot of laws written that protect so called "justice system" when such fuck up occurs... they destroy guy life. He is a free man with no job experience, or any wealth build in a course of this life, he might as well be a free man that is homeless on a street... it's sad and no money can accommodate that this so called justice did to this man and many others like him.
60 million is the least HE should receive. And FOR HIS MOTHER her estate should be awarded at least the SAME.
@@tomaszwida we'll see
There is not enough Money in the World to make up for what they did! (I am 35)Think about it that way you never left your room, never bought anything, never watched popular stuff, never had a phone... in this LOST virus year we go crazy protest this that complain over everything cry because Fitnessstudio are closed
His whole life was worse
All those responsible for this horrible wrong should be locked up for 44 years.This will continue until people know their lives are also on the line.
After 44 years of suffering injustice ,Ronnie Long has just shown us great courage and humanity.We must all get together to make sure those responsible are punished and remind ourselves that racism is still rampant in every corner and everyone needs to fight this evil together.
So sad. I wish him much hope.
It’s sad, but he wasn’t the only innocent man serving time that they don’t deserve.
Old trust told young trust don't trust satan he wants our soul stay positive and prayed up
Im so thankful Ronnie didn't give up. He is incredible. He deserve to be given everything and anything he asks for.
Everyone that was involved in this miscarriage of justice who knew that this man was innocent but still participated in his prosecution should themselves be prosecuted, provided they are still living. He should also be compensated by the state for all of the years that he was robbed of.
Mister Long I am deeply sorry this happened to you. You were robbed of years of your life! Blessings and prayers to you!
Yes Hallelujah sister. He is still standing.Alive to tell his story and will get compensated.
Very very disturbed with a country that in prisons innocent people I feel like the prosecutors and the judges deserve that time too to make it fair
of course they do
This should happen to no one.
Mr. Long, I hope you have a wonderful life from now on. I’m so sorry you were wrongfully imprisoned.
Pardon this man NOW
May you be rewarded in all ways throughout the remainder of your life. I’m sorry this happened, and I’m disgusted that justice was not served and what seems like racist biases prosecuted you and it’s incredibly hard on anyone with a conscience to hear this happened for all those years. Again, you have my respect and compassionate thoughts that go your way. Best to you, your wife and your family.
Amy and team thank you so much for covering this story and bringing it to light for us all. Truth be told. God bless you all.
Why a pardon not a total exoneration
Thank you for giving this man a platform, Democracy Now
What a painful story. God bless you Ronnie Long.
Congratulations on your release. Please accept my condolences on the "going home" of your mother.🙏 Stand strong Sir! May God continue to bless and watch over you!
I'd want blood if I was thrown in jail for 1 second on bogus charges, never mind 44 years.
The cops and lawyers and judge who wrongly imprisoned this poor man should all spend 44 years in the same jail, and all their assets and retirement incomes should be taken away and given to Ronnie.
Ronnie is an innocent man- what is wrong with that Governor?
How sad. Our corrupt legal system has taken his life. Put the liar in jail.
I got physically sick listening to this
Just watching this video made me angry. I can't even begin to imagine the rage, despair and injustice that Ronnie felt. If it was me, I'd be out for revenge.
Attorney needed for a similar case in the state of Georgia. Please help.
Thanks for sharing this story
We are incredibly strong people.. if the healthcare system wasn’t also complicit Mr. Longs mother likely would have lived those few weeks needed to hug her child again.
Every person in this case that lied to falsely incarcerate this man needs to be held accountable for their actions .
makes me sick.....
American injustice system. It's disgusting to say the least.
How Many Others are sitting in Prison NOW!! For Crimes they Didn't Commit? 🤔😕(shameful)
He was wrongfully convicted why should he even need a pardon. The entire conviction should be erased and this man needs to be financially compensated retroactively They just don't want to pay this man
44 years? He is a survivor! God bless him ! Very strong person.
If God had blessed him he wouldn’t of spent 44 years in prison. This man spent 44 years in prison while Donald Trump got to exploit the country and murder more than 200,000 Americans. You’ll excuse me if I find your God bless shit a little annoying. Thoughts and prayers do nothing for anyone.
@@lostboy583 Okay! I respect your opinion, but I Jesus didn’t say that everything would be perfect and without suffering here. It’s more about how you survive in this world.
He deserved millions for the 44 years he served
Most of his life was taken away from him. He should get the pardon and compensation that is enough to support him, since it was the purposeful wrong doing of the state that caused this hardship on he and his family.
This story is so awful. What kind of society does this? Our country is full of bad spirits from the past.
your country is not governed by humans but devils who are addicted to slavery by any means necessary.
This is so shameful. The people who are responsible for his incarceration should be imprisoned. $17,000 for every year of life stolen is insulting. Mr. Long, I am deeply sorry that you had to go through this. A pardon is nothing, you are owed a whole life.
$750K is a joke. Try adding two more zeros.
take out the Democracy now appeal for funds link and put in a link for a gofundme for this guy
Congrats to Ronnie Long for attaining freedom and helped voted out the American dictator.
The pardon is absolutely necessary and then the state needs to do the right thing and compensate his man for the injustice meted out to him. $750,000.00 for having lost much of his life is ridiculous. At least compensate him so that he doesn't have work again. He is 65 now and certainly won't live to be 100. Justice demands his adequate compensation.
I’m so sorry, this man and I’m sure so many more must be compensated.
He should be getting at least 22 million dollars for this fiasco.
$500,000 per year,
What a joke,,,,,$750,000. That is an insult. His life was changed by others.
The judge that selected the jury, should have been disbarred.
This is simply awful!
When did justice leave the process? For a great many people justice never entered the process.
This is such sad story! I don't know how the prosecutors who did this to Ronny Long could sleep at night or live with themselves??? Their evilness just blows me away!!!
A pardon means he was guilty of the crime and the governor restored his rights.
How many more like him are still locked or died in prison already for crimes they didn't commit? I know the answer is WAY TOO MANY and its heartbreaking to think of all the families that were also destroyed because of wrongful convictions.
Pardon? Pardon for what? He didn't do that crime. Why should someone pardon him for something that he didn't do? Where is the logic?
Many Blessings to you, Mr Long❣️
Hope het gets hundreds of millions so he can ball out the rest of his life.
Pardon Ronnie Long NOW. It is too easy to hide important details that will exonerate the accused. This is an abomination. May God bless you and the three others who were harmed by the illegal actions taken by the police department.
Preach brother, much love and respect to you and Amy.
They're capitalists whether theyre oil mongererers or drug dealers who captitilise off someones addiction or shortcoming
I don't even know this man but his story among other innocent people who are still incarcerated just brings me to tears. 44 yrs of this man life was taken away from him...why? The evidence clearly showed he was innocent. So who really rapped her. What was they covering up. This is crazy
I was deported in 1994 for 1gram of cannabis, after having been living legally the usa for 21 years since the age of 12 ......lost it all....american wife,5 children...2.sisters...friends...'26 years already....no help...hell on earth
What does that have to do with this report?
@@resilience4lyfe331 injustices we all suffer, more some than others, but we all suffer together. Solidarity means people need to unite for any and all reasons against inhumanities.
They are trying to compensate this man with less than minimum wage for the time he spent incarcerated
Long live Ronnie Long. Blessings 🙏 to you and your family.
Give that man some money!!!
We can not imagine what this man and so many others went thru. No matter how we try. not only the american justice system is sick to its core. When still 70 million ppl vote for an orange moron I start to lose hope. Bless you Ronnie Long I hope they pardon you and you can live the rest of your life in peace.
We love you Ronnie Long.
The government is guilty and they do not deserve a pardon.
he deserves justice, we all need justice.
who was the woman who affirmed that he was the rapist? We haven't heard anything about her.
Powerful interview Amy!
Those juries need to be in the cage, how can they hide the evidence that are not link to Ronnie.
So if those fithy, lying prosecuters are still alive, they need to be in jail!?
What an incredible tragedy, heart breaking.
I must say a shed a few tears listening to his story...
You can't steal a person's life like that because you are an alleged "judge" who does not understand the key concept of Justice...
My daughter met u today at Jersey Mike's and u made a positive impact on her and I thank u for sharing your story with her.
My heart goes out to you. We love you and will find way ❤ bless you!!
$17,000 a year!😠 Sounds about right though! What a Plutocracy!
When he said “those 15-20 minutes turned into 44 years” my heart just broke 😢. I’m sorry this horrible injustice happened to you sir. This was a sinister crime committed against you. Justice must be served to all those who were involved and conspired against you and those who stood by and did nothing!!
Not only was an innocent man wrongfully convicted, but the actual rapist who committed the crime was allowed to freely commit even more. Justice is not served and America loses either way. So 44 years of incarceration adds up to $750,000? No amount of money can pay for lost years.
Give this man his compensation governor. That’s the only humane thing left for him since your state criminal justice system took his life away.
I salute you sir. Thanks for sharing. Ronnie Long stay strong!
Much love ronnie from Liverpool uk👍
PTSD don’t have Shit on 44YEARS..The AllMighty has Blessed You Ronnie Long with the Inner Strength to Push threw All That BS..Stay Safe Brothers and Sisters Keep Informed ✌🏽❤️
Thank you. ❤️
Ronnie Longs so so sorry about you love you ❤❤❤😥😢😢😢😢
This so called Governor ? Should issue that pardon on the spot.
Sorry..posted comment before where they talk about compensation..I was wrong...not on the spot..but YESTERDAY.
This is why I stopped believing in Capital Punishment.
What's incredibly sick about all of this is the REAL perpetrator got to stay out here and continue raping. How many other women were raped because of this miscarriage of so called justice? Liberty and justice for all....really?
it breaks my heart to see this. Murder charges should be brought against any person who concealed the exculpatory evidence. Ronnie Long should be awarded 100 million in damages from the state. Who he was and the life he would have lived were murdered the day he was arrested. No amount of money can make up for that. Hopefully it would serve as a notice to the "justice" system that we will hold them accountable for their crimes too. Even the "Law" should not be above it.
A true ELDER.
......In the land of the free, now the home of the cowards.
How do you compensate one for this kind of wrong..you can't..it was intentional act by govt and it's officials
Come on Cooper. This one is not a hard decision. Have the pardon drafted and sign it. Further expedite his compensation and include attorney fees. Then instruct the AG to investigate his prosecution and sentencing.
I feel that the prosecutor and any police that was on the case should be prosecuted and sent to jail for perjury if it was u or I and lied we r prosecuted