Hinckley to get full freedom 41 years after shooting Reagan

[SouthBayDem]

Source: Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — John Hinckley Jr., who shot President Ronald Reagan in 1981, is “no longer a danger to himself or others” and will be freed from court oversight this month as planned, a federal judge said Wednesday, capping Hinckley’s four-decade journey through the legal and mental health systems.

U.S. District Court Judge Paul L. Friedman had freed Hinckley in September from all remaining restrictions but said his order wouldn’t take effect until June 15. Wednesday’s final hearing was scheduled to ensure Hinckley was continuing to do well in the community in Virginia where he has lived for years.

Hinckley did not attend the final hearing, and the judge made no changes to his plans to give Hinckley full freedom from court oversight.

“He’s been scrutinized. He’s passed every test. He’s 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.

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/john-hinckley-shootings-ronald-reagan-government-and-politics-010f86fce04b213a526e209eccfe6c47

[TreasonousBastard]

1. But didn't he get an extra 20 years for missing?

[underpants]

2. Sold out concert in Brooklyn in July.

https://www.newsweek.com/john-hinckley-jr-brooklyn-concert-sold-out-1697693
Apparently he has quite a following for his music.

Residents of Kingsmill in Williamsburg VA saw him as he was slowly released back into the world.

NGRI is usually and endless sentence.

[helpisontheway]

17. Hope he stays in Brooklyn..Glad I have not crossed paths with him in Williamsburg. Nt

[cactusfractal]

3. I wonder if he knows...

TFG has a thing for Jodie Foster....

[KarenS]

5. ohhhhhh

That is sooooo bad.

[littlemissmartypants]

12. Clever. nt

[JustAnotherGen]

35. You are naughty

I like it!

[Evolve Dammit]

4. In retrospect.. Raygun started us down the path of anti-gov't chaos Forty years ago.

we now experience.

[oldsoftie]

6. You should NEVER get out when you attempt an assassination of a President.

[Bengus81]

7. I don't think you should ever get out when trying to overthrow the Gov by hanging the VP.

And keeping the Orange Anus in power via a coup. But I'm weird that way.............

[oldsoftie]

9. Well, if we get a CONVICTION i'l say the same thing.

[Baked Potato]

8. I agree. It's an assault on the office. Nt

[imavoter]

10. This. nt

[Xolodno]

24. You have a point there.

An assassination started WW1. The assassination of Tsar Alexander the II of Russia put the breaks on all reforms which eventually, under his grand son Nicholas II, led to the Communist take over...he was assassinated because a radical element didn't think he was pushing reforms fast enough. And Nicholas, due to the assassination, kept a hard line approach.

When JFK was assassinated, the USSR was worried it would be blamed and even in the Politburo they worried that some mid level KGB agent trying to make a name for himself might have orchestrated it. Too their relief, no one was involved.

He may be rehabilitated, so don't keep him at Supermax and put him in Club Fed. At the very least, have constant monitoring on him. Wouldn't surprise me if the USSR gasped when they heard Reagan was shot.

[NNadir]

29. Czar Alexander III was the worst reactionary.

Interestingly, during his reign Lenin's brother was executed. Lenin got is revenge on Alexander's son and his grandchildren.

Russia has an autocratic tradition. It probably offers some cultural insight why efforts to engage democracy have failed on multiple occasions.

[angrychair]

11. This leaves no doubt

White men hold a very unique place in the American justice system...the unique position of marginal accountability.

[littlemissmartypants]

13. Nailed it. ❤

[helpisontheway]

16. Especially when they have money..nt

[CottonBear]

14. That's about white.

[underpants]

19. 👆this

His folks had some money so he got really good justice. No idea what his folks did though.

[CottonBear]

20. His parents were rich Republicans.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-apps/imrs.php?src=&w=916

[Polybius]

21. And his dad was friends with the Bush family

No investigation of the Bush's however. Odd that no one asked questions.

[PoliticAverse]

33. Bush Son Had Dinner Plans With Hinckley Brother Before Shooting "

https://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x3520718

[underpants]

28. Yep Oil

He had his own “little” oil company. I looked it up after I posted. Thanks.

[Martin68]

15. It's about time, if we believe prison involves an element of rehabilitation. The same goes for the

Manson cult members. It's time to stop being so OCD about our prison system. Let's leave that to the conservatives. Liberals believe in redemption. Enough is enough.

[raging moderate]

18. Great. Now free Leonard Peltier.

And others who deserved jail less than John Hinkley Jr.

[Polybius]

22. And Sirhan Sirhan Mark David Chapman then?

I say let them all out. I don't pick and choose based on their politics.

[lastlib]

25. Their victims died. They can ROT in prison.

eom

[Polybius]

32. So did Leonard Peltier's

Fair is fair.

[LoisB]

23. Amen to that.

[jcmaine72]

26. Perhaps he'll shack up with Squeaky Fromme.

[radical noodle]

27. James Brady is often forgotten in discussions of Hinkley

He was the most gravely wounded, lived the remainder of his life disabled, and according to most sources eventually died as a result of the shooting. Brady and his wife worked tirelessly for gun reform. Hinkley seems to get a pass for that.

[dchill]

30. Exactly. Hinckley did not care about collateral damage...

...AND obviously intended for Reagan to die. "Intent" is important, right?

[nitpicker]

31. +1

[Crataegus]

34. Bus ticket

I'll chip in to buy him a bus ticket to Mar A Lardo.
Let him hang around down there for awhile.
Just for the entertainment value of course.