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15. no, her fears don't override the court decision

Reply to NurseJackie (Reply #14)

Mon Sep 27, 2021, 12:33 PM

Sep 2021

...but I'm certain she questions this decision, just like the poster you responded to.

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U.S. judge will grant unconditional release of would-be Reagan assassin John W. Hinckley Jr. [View all] BumRushDaShow Sep 2021 OP

He'll need the equivalent of "witness protection"... NurseJackie Sep 2021 #1

I hope Jodie foster is protected from this lunatic jimfields33 Sep 2021 #3

I'm sure he'll be monitored. NurseJackie Sep 2021 #5

Let's hope. I don't know why he needs released. jimfields33 Sep 2021 #6

Because he served his sentence and is no longer considered to be a threat? NurseJackie Sep 2021 #7

We'll see. I guess time will tell. jimfields33 Sep 2021 #10

Yes, it will. NurseJackie Sep 2021 #12

I'd think Jodie Foster is still 'horrified' bigtree Sep 2021 #13

Okay. Has she explored her legal options? Can she insist that he be locked away... NurseJackie Sep 2021 #14

no, her fears don't override the court decision bigtree Sep 2021 #15

What legal justification is there for keeping him locked up? NurseJackie Sep 2021 #16

hard to say from here :sarcasm: bigtree Sep 2021 #17

I'm sure they've considered everything. NurseJackie Sep 2021 #18

what a strange way to describe concerns about a convicted murderer being released 'unconditionally' bigtree Sep 2021 #27

I'm honest enough to call it what it is and not take myself too seriously. NurseJackie Sep 2021 #28

never disagreed with a judge's decision? bigtree Sep 2021 #29

He's being treated fairly. NurseJackie Sep 2021 #30

This has been under consideration since 2016. And his mother has since died. Rhiannon12866 Sep 2021 #40

Everyone in the community he lives in knows about him underpants Sep 2021 #8

WHAT Reagan cultists? brooklynite Sep 2021 #33

Lunatic Reagan cultists who overlap a lot w anti-Bush tRumpanzees & anti-Clinton cultists: Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2021 #34

Post removed Post removed Sep 2021 #2

That is a little harsh. Ray Bruns Sep 2021 #4

I can only imagine what that post said...... oldsoftie Sep 2021 #25

Well, there's nothing more I need (or want) to learn from you . . . Journeyman Sep 2021 #11

This is like Sirhan Sirhan iemanja Sep 2021 #9

Exactly. JohnSJ Sep 2021 #21

One was found guility Sgent Sep 2021 #41

No. Dawson Leery Sep 2021 #19

OK, I guess. maxsolomon Sep 2021 #20

mom is dead, July 2021 whistler162 Sep 2021 #39

Sirhan Sirhan, Hinkley,... LudwigPastorius Sep 2021 #22

Its ridiculous isnt it? People like this should NEVER go free nt oldsoftie Sep 2021 #23

Maybe these people won't kill again, in the professional opinion of those who exam them, but... LudwigPastorius Sep 2021 #26

I agree nt oldsoftie Sep 2021 #31

Is the line for permanent imprisonment based on who the target is? onenote Sep 2021 #36

"Aggravating circumstances" make a charge heavier. Yes, there is a difference. oldsoftie Sep 2021 #42

I hear you, but I think your approach is a slippery slope. onenote Sep 2021 #44

So they are having a special on presidential assassins this month? nt. BlueIdaho Sep 2021 #24

Why should it matter who someone shoots or kills? Jon King Sep 2021 #32

Why it does matter Ron Obvious Sep 2021 #35

Then pass a law making an attack on a president punishable by life in prison with no onenote Sep 2021 #37

Should the insanity defense be abolished? onenote Sep 2021 #38

Watch out everyone Marthe48 Sep 2021 #43