After 44 years in prison, Ronnie Long adjusts to freedom
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- Опубліковано 8 вер 2020
- On his eighth day of freedom, from a 44-year imprisonment for a crime he says he never committed, Ronnie Long spends the evening at home cooking dinner with his wife Ashleigh Long, on Friday, Sept. 4, 2020, in Durham, N.C.
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What is Freedom when you missed life with you mother and father...😡
Right 😢😡
4/14/2021
I barley knew my mother because of drugs. at 18 i went military. father was like pretend. only had outhouse. no hot indoor water and lived in a tent 3 years beside a creek because i was told to. I cannot stand crybaby's or the he done it not me crowd. most i earned was 14.10hr. married 38,grandbaby was pay. stay hid as you do and get what you will get. sad homasapien.
Start by taking INMUNITY away from judges and prosecutors. Make them liable just like doctors with medical malpractice.
Maria Bardo that is a smart thing to say. They should put that in law.
Dam right
It's hard to prosecute doctors it's about 1 in 20,000 remember there's only 650,000 good luck
It's that exact thing that shows very clearly we don't live in a democracy
Yes yes yes
I'm 35 and this man has been incarcerated longer than me being on this 🌎 let that sink in.smh😔
I'm the same age... & yes that Is Absurd...
I'm 39 and still locked up longer than that
@@bukdavid509 really wow when do you get out?nvm I thought u said u still locked up lol my bad
I’m a grown 58 year old black man and this got tears in my eyes.
It’s heartbreaking 💔
The entire justice system needs to be reformed. How can they think that any amount of money could give him back what he has lost, however $750,000.00 is a further punishment and an insult to this man and anyone else who has gone through this type of disrespect, cruel and unjustly treatment.
@regina..so they should give him 20 million? I'm sure he refused the 750k they be done been offered him tho!
@@waynewilliams5802 no one million for every mf yr he was wrongfully imprisoned and that still wouldn't give him back HIS LIFE...
@@waynewilliams5802 I’m sure they need to fire everyone involved you don’t hear about white peoples going to jail or prison for nothing loosing their child hoods it’s very rare America is all the way messed up the government don’t make things any better I hate the U.S god will have to preveal❤️🙏🏾🙏🏾
My mama used to say. The money they give you. Is a kiss my azz apology.
@@latoyanelson2960 it been fouty fo yeas bone, u thank they anyone still working? They done went on to heaven
Ronnie I agree your right George FLOYD ain't the first black man to have a knee in his neck black people been having a knee on the neck for years you said a mouthful
Real talk about the knee on the black man's neck. Shits been happening it's just caught on film now.
Man after seeing this everyday I wake up for the rest of my life I promise imma thank God for my freedom and take every opportunity comes my way God bless him 🙏🙏🙏
$750,000 for 44 years in prison and wrongfully convicted nah perhaps $750,000 a year for 44 years then I'll think about it!
On the recent video he looks and sounds so different from this older video. He’s suffering. Just sad
@@Gaia007 definitely
Exactly 💯
that is unacceptable to me
@@SusieQUnleashed should it be more or less
Powerful words from that man .
I'm so happy to see you free Ronnie Long.
I think Ronnie should look into the recording business. He's got a great voice.
Yesssssssss but he's so full of hurt he just cant see the FUTURE.
Yah his voice is great,the hurt gives it a tone from the gut
@@naturalbeauty242 he have all right to be hurt. If I was in place I would be back in prison but on death row
@Daddi Darkskin Help me out. Who is Yeezy‘?
I said the same shit
And there are many more locked up who is going through the same thing.
God have mercy
Whr blm at??
AIN'T NO AMOUNT OF MONEY GOING TO BRING BACK MY BROTHER TIME. HE KNOW THEY UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY DID. BUT WANT HELP US BE APART OF SOCIETY. THEY LOCK YOU UP IN YOUR 20'S 30'S HELL I WAS GONE AT 16 AND SEEN MY BROTHER'S WHO WAS 17 AND ALREADY 3 OR 4 YEARS IN ON A LIFE SENTENCE. TELL ME WHAT IF IT WAS YOU AT 15 OR YOUR 13 YEAR OLD CHILD 🤔 SMH I CAN'T EVEN WRITE NO MORE WORDS....
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Its crazy that the man who went through 44 year's of suffering doesn't have the same mentality that alot of people in his comments do. He can tell the difference from a person with a good heart and mind without judging them based off of their skin colour. he's a real one 💯. Can't say the same about the people commenting about his girl .
Shut up you pos!!
sad thing when all people see is color of skin...God made us all different colors jus like he made all his creation...animals, flowers, birds God created us all and pity those in the judgement when it comes time.
Who commented about his lady friend?
@@SusieQUnleashed y'all white people never see color for some reason 🤦🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️
Blacks always see white color though….
So much wisdom and knowledge is with this man
This man deserves a million for each year he was locked up I would love to meet the man some day ✊🏾
Never expect the Devil 2 apologize!
Exactly
He deserves 2 million after taxes for every year at least. I pray he is able to drink abundantly from the life that he has left.
He should be tax exempt from here out
I am so sorry for you I apologize for everything that you went through may God continue to bless you 🙏🏼
I wish I could give him a hug fr
Everyone needs a hug. I doubt you would give him a hug.
Wow🙏👑💗😘🕊️ Father God is still in control 🔥🏹🙏Thank you OG 💪For sharing 💖
So god was also in control when he was falsely convicted?
Amen and amen
What the what
@@Imrightyourewrong1 Yes he is .. we as human beings make wrong decisions
Hope that he finds happiness in his life , after the agony of being in jail for so long .
Ronnie Long continue to be a strong black man your physical and mental health good, that what counts. Ronnie Long God did not forget you will restore that darkness which took away your light.
God is our only hope and God saw all this injustice. God has a plan for Ronnie and eternal lofe that will erase all this suffering if he puts his trust in Jesus
@@SusieQUnleashed Thank you for your reply.
He was granted 750,000. He said he already went through 450,000. Said maybe had 250,000 to "play" with. Now I see why. Karen put him in there. Becky was first to greet him.
I noticed the same thang... When the $250,000 is gone so will Becky be ghost.
Not good with money. He doesn't look well, either.
Becky
The folks that put you in there and get out and freely go back to them. And she meet him in prison cuz he been in there since he was 20 so she wasn't even alive when he went in. A spit in his mom's face.
Bet he spent most of it on becky why did he go prison they had her visiting him while he was in prison they set it up like that dont be surprised if he goes right back to prison after becky spends rest that money our race of people never learn
Glad to see you home bro after be incarcerated together
Freedom is not smoking, that is slavery to nicotine.
@@howardloewen1834 Nothing better then getting out and having a smoke outside and being all by yourself away from all the noise and steal doors...
@@howardloewen1834 shutcho lame ahh up
I love this man analogy about his experience being incarcerated for 44 years I love the way he break it down and explain his pain to these folks what they took from him what he lost what he could have been what he could have had so it's no amount of money that can fix this man
44 years, give that man 30 million and that's not including pain and suffering
Right on
@@brooklynchick
He don't deserve $44million.
@@vanessamartinez211 right, he deserves more. This country spends billions on useless things and on other countries and im pretty sure they made a lot of money off of him from free labor etc
There is no amount of money for all that wasted life he deserves lots more than what they gave him. Most people have an old age pension but he obviously doesn't have that it doesn't take long to go through 750,000. He deserves the live his last days like a king and not have to worry about money at all...
I Apologize for the fools who didn't, I'm sorry for all that was taken from you and your life, I pray for justice for you and you and your wife are in my prayers... God Bless and God Speed
I hope he lives a long life... i pray he has his health til the end
not smoking
Makes me want to cry..
Bless all those that stood up and are standing by you sir, I pray that you have peace and love the rest of your days.
And now he has entered a different type of bondage, where he's being judged for being with a woman who isn't black. Leave that man to love in peace. Once she isn't taking advantage of him, then let them be.
I agree
They should pay. Because they went on about there life.
That is Not why They should pay!
They SHOULD PAY, because THEY ARE CORRUPT, LIARS, who put an INNOCENT MAN IN PRISON FOR 44 years of His LIFE!
Rather than SOLVING whatever CRIME it was, that THEY CONVICTED
HIM FOR, THEY LIED, and put an INNOCENT MAN IN PRISON. So THEY COULD LOOK LIKE HEREOS, and NOT DO THEIR JOBS, and FIND THE TRUE PERPETRATOR!!!
So an INNOCENT MAN, LOST 44 years of HIS LIFE! Not ONCE DID ANY ONE of those CORRUPT THUGS, have a Conscience or come forward and admit that THEY LIED, and put an INNOCENT MAN IN PRISON?!??!!!
So HOW MANY OTHER MEN ARE SITTING BEHIND BARS, or have DIED, because of the SAME CORRUPT THUGS?!??!!
Please push forward and take the city to court.
I hope the woman he is with has good intentions. Please, he has already been through enough.
you already know
I’m crying with this man wow
The story has so much to say and it makes me speechless with sorrow to see what this man has gone through they cannot possibly give them back what is lost
I can't even imagine
Very deep, HE REALLY DESERVE'S AN APOLOGY FROM THE AUTHORITIES. FOR THEIR MISTAKE!
Good lord thank a god your home my brother!!!
His voice...definitely for radio
God bless you brother.
Parents died waiting to see this day it’s sad 😢 he would have taken care of his family..🙏🏾God kept this man
Bro the paiiiinnn on that omfg I wish everyone in this situation is recognized and released
Freedom is priceless, please somebody let these young Brothers know that. And as a reminder the constitution was not written for us, or by us.
I recall reading a book by Louis Nizer, a lawyer, in which he wrote it's better to let 1000 guilty men go free rather than wrongly convict one innocent person. I'd stake my life that Ronnie would wholeheartedly agree with Mr. Nizer.
They simply took his life away from him & no amount of money can ever give him that back !!! I feel so bad for him !!
HE SHOULD GET MEDICAL/ DENTAL/ SEVERANCE PAY AND A PENSION, FOR BEING AN INVOLUNTARY WORKER ... IN ADDITION TO HIS SETTLEMENT ... WHICH BY THE WAY ... THE LAW FORCED TO CHANGE SO HE CAN APPEAL OR REVERSED FOR MORE! HE SHOULD BE ABLE TO SUE EVERYONE INVOLVED IN THIS UNLAWFUL INCARCERATION.
I am sorry that this helped no man should go through prison if they didn't do the crime I am sorry Ronnie
Welcome home brother, we are glad to to have you back.
Love your colors
They took his life at 20 years old. He came home to nothing. No parents and no children. He probably feel what's the purpose.of being out to live the rest of his days struggling, with only $750,000. They were suppose to at least give him 5 mil. A corrupt justice system.
Thank God for keeping you alive ! Agape Love.
"Netflix needs to make a movie about Mr. Long!"...Immediately
SPEAK❤🌹🍷🍷MR.👑RONNIE LONG!!!!
Write YOUR BOOK..THE STORY NEEDS TO BE IN PRINT.
Living in America isn't freedom.
Wow I was born in June 1976 and this man was gust starting his prison Journey. I can't imagine? I look at all the places and things I've done in my 44 years of life which is a lot just like anybody else and this poor man sat in a cage the whole time and the worst part is he was innocent. I can't believe they think $750,000 is compensation for a man's life honestly 100 million wouldn't be enough.
I hope he lives many more healthy years into his 100s.
That comes out to a little over $17,000 a year! That is pathetic! What a country.
Praying for him this is so very sad.
I wish I had millions so I can give him millions.I wish I had millions so we can get the best lawyers to sue and put the corrupt people behind bars that put him there.
What gives a man a right to hold innocent men bondage? What right on this earth. My God!😪😪
Generational curses some of us have it worse than others
My man this brought tears to my eyes but it’s a rejoycein feeling feeling like I’m going through some shit (GOD BLESS YOU!!!
This guy can be a great narrator he got the voice for it
Live a good life Ronnie and love your woman everyday like it's the first day. It's some cold ish they did. But live your life, take care and wake up with a smile each day.
The PAIN in this man's voice....
Man thats exactly how it is, jail humbled me Im on my way to graduating double major electric engineering/science, wanted my mom to see me graduate but she past last month. Was having problems just a little getting back to school for my last semester but she left me so much money really I wouldn't even have to go back to school lol, but I dont think I will have a problem gettn to my last semester in September 😅. Love you Ma 🙏❤🌹. Worked I.T. for last 10 years just quit my dell job to finish school God guided me towards tech and showed me I had a knack for it. But man jail humbled me, watchin this almost makes me wanna thank go for puttin me there, the grateful feeling I get just to be able to walk to my own refrigerator. the fact that that feeling still rains supreme ten years later I be walking in my house like thank god and the feeling to walk outside when I want whew...God is good 🙏🙏🙏.
pay that man
He deserves to be mayor and anything he asks for ❤
He looks dang good...
44 years I'm sorry the judicial system where you are at needs to burn to the ground.🤔
No amount of money can make up for that much lost time.
How true George is no longer the last one with a knee to the neck as of now! :(
I’m sorry what happened to you! Very much !
Good Luck Brother.
I don't know who that woman is to him but i'm glad to see he has someone to help him. Take care of yourself brother. God bless 🙏
GOD BLESS YOU Ronnie lord still has you lots of time has passed but its nothing they could have done that God can do better time passes family members gone yes it hurts we all crossed that road Don't need any apology from Who keep moving on with the lord he got you
So many cases like his out there.. God bless you.. They took your best year..
I'm teared 😢up Family!
God Bless You Ronnie Long.
Flat out Unimaginable!
Live in peace ❤
He supposed to get 1 million per year.
Tell your message Mr. Ronnie we all are listening my brother because you ain't told not one lie I'm so glad that your free they may not have told you sorry so I'll say for them I'm so sorry that this happened to you may God bless you in all that you do ion even know you but I love you because this type of 💩is happening to innocent people all over the world and something needs to be done about this thanks for listening
God sees all he will take care of you & them Ronnie blessings up!
On his eighth day of freedom, from a 44-year imprisonment for a crime he never committed, Ronnie Long spends the evening at home cooking dinner with his wife Ashleigh Long, on Sunday, April 18th, 2020, in Durham, N.C.
I'm crying because this is sad !
Ronnie God has more for u
I'M SO HAPPY GOD HAS BLESS3D HIM GOD BLESS YOU MANY MANY MORE BLESSINGS 😎🙏
God blessed him alright, with 44 year in prison....
This is so sad I hope this man can have happiness . I think that is a major mistake to lock an innocent man up for 44 years my God
How in the hell did you end up with a damn white girl though??🤔😤😡
@O. G. Ben Jones
While he was in jail, they took his common sense away. And he thought I'll pay them back by getting me a white woman, and when she found out how much money he was getting she thought "hell I look like trailer trash so what do I have to lose"
Fr bruh
Right ..like wtf? C'mon Ronnie! Anyway I wish dude the best and sorry this tragedy happened to him. She damn sure won't be someone who can relate to his struggle.
Hopfully she was his pen pal while in prison and she supported him throughout most of his journey.
@@candace27co Ole girl knew he was going to get that check once released. She was setting herself up for financial security. Y'all better wake up, open your eyes and see how these people operate.
I feel sad for him 44 years damn
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Salute to you King we win in the end salute
OG Smooth.. God bless you
It’s supposed to be 500 per day for wrongfully incarcerated inmates, this man is entitled to more than 8 million dollars! How they low balled him into less and a million is beyond me.
THIS GREAT MAN OF THIS WORLD YOU ARE GREAT BLACK PERSON . HE GOT THAT NOT Y'ALL GOD BLESS YOU THREW THE SUFFERING.
YOU ARE GREAT I JUST SEEN THE OTHER VID. I CRIED FOR YOUR SUFFERING AND YOU KNOW GOD 🙏🏿. BLESS YOU BLACK BROTHER FROM ANOTHER. AMEN YOU R THE GREAT ONE TO INSPIRE OTHERS TO BE BE STRONG AND LIVE TO TELL TALK AND PROVE AND SHOW US THEM . AMEN GOD BLESS BLESSEDUP 🙏🏿
Enjoy your time
Speak that truth, Ronnie!
Please try to quit smoking so you can enjoy your money. We want you to be happy and free now.