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Source: NBC News
Hinckley to get full freedom 41 years after shooting Reagan
By JESSICA GRESKO
June 1, 2022
WASHINGTON (AP) John Hinckley, who shot President Ronald Reagan in 1981, is no longer a danger to himself or others and will be freed from all restrictions this month, a federal judge said Wednesday, capping Hinckleys four-decade journey through the legal and mental health systems.
U.S. District Court Judge Paul L. Friedman said in September that he would free Hinckley from all remaining restrictions on June 15 as long as Hinckley continued to do well living in the community in Virginia as he has for years. At a hearing Wednesday in Washington which Hinckley did not attend, Friedman noted Hinckley has continued to do well, and the judge made no changes to his plans for full freedom from court oversight.
Hes been scrutinized. Hes passed every test. Hes no longer a danger to himself or others, Friedman said at a hearing that lasted about an hour. Friedman devoted much of the hearing to talking about the long road of the case, which he was randomly assigned two decades ago, the third judge to be involved in the case.
He noted that Hinckley, who turned 67 on Sunday, was profoundly troubled when he shot Reagan but that he had been able to get mental health help. Hinckley has shown no signs of active mental illness since the mid-1980s, the judge noted Wednesday, and has exhibited no violent behavior or interest in weapons.
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4Q2u2
(1,406 posts)He could have joined Trump at the NRA Convention and had a few laughs at shooting at Presidents.
Who would have thought that he could have Made America Great Again in the 80's and changed our history for the better.
TheProle
(2,101 posts)Please tell me I read this wrong.
No, but a smidge of what could have been
Runningdawg
(4,494 posts)edbermac
(15,919 posts)Van Houten has the only slim chance. Krenwinkel and Watson are in for their lives. Ditto for Chapman.
LeftInTX
(24,554 posts)SoonerPride
(12,286 posts)Thanks in advance.
Novara
(5,754 posts)... even fucking awful Reagan, should be set free. Ever.
Didn't he kill someone too?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attempted_assassination_of_Ronald_Reagan
Any attempt to assassinate the president should be a "game over" crime that does not involve parole. I'm amazed Hinckley is being set free.
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Effete Snob
(8,387 posts)Could be just a rumor.