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Chang recounts friend dying during botched robbery, followed by prison suicide letter
Modern Wisdom
Ex-Gang Member: What Makes A Violent Man Change? - Johnny Chang
What was said
"And it was that time that my friend died in my arms. And I think during that time I had survivors guilt because I'm like I was supposed to die, right?"
Chang says he returned to crime after struggling to find work post-release, and recounts a robbery attempt in which his friend was shot and died while he held him. He adds that, days later, he received a ‘kite’ letter from a friend in prison that preceded news the friend had died by suicide.
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- Programme
- Modern Wisdom
- Episode
- Ex-Gang Member: What Makes A Violent Man Change? - Johnny Chang
- Clip time
- 54:20
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