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Man Released From Prison After 44 Years Reacts to Today's Technology

posted by janrinok on Friday November 27 2015, @07:32AM   Printer-friendly
from the was-there-no-tv? dept.

ticho writes:

In August 2014, Otis Johnson was released from prison after serving a 44-year sentence for the attempted murder of a police officer. He went to jail when he was 25 years old. By the time he came out, he was 69.

He's confused. Being completely removed from society since 1975, Johnson thinks he's entered a dystopia where everyone has become a secret agent wearing wires. The Steve Jobs era has completely passed him by.

Al Jazeera has an interesting video interview with the guy, talking about how modern world is full of surprises for him.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday November 28 2015, @05:06AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday November 28 2015, @05:06AM (#268990)

    1975 to 2014 is 39 years. Not a lot of win in this article. :|

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday November 28 2015, @06:38AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday November 28 2015, @06:38AM (#269016)
    Apparently he aged 44 years in prison though. US prison life is harsh.