Ted Rall for March 27, 2015
Transcript:
Narrator: Ricky Jackson, 58, spent 39 years in an Ohio prison for a murder he didn't commit. Judge: Don't blame us- believed the 12-year-old key witness! Narrator: For which a court awarded him a whopping $1,000,000- about $25,000 per year. Police Officer: On the plus side, you missed 5 recessions, Regan and post nirvana grunge. Narrator: Reminds you of "Dr. Evil's" gag in "Austin Powers" Dr. Evil: One million dollars. Narrator: But Jackson seems ok with it. Man 1: Prices have gone up since 1975. Man 2: I know that! Good news is, I don't have many years left.