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John Hinckley’s greater freedom doesn’t worry south suburban chief he shot
Chicago Sun-Times ^ | 29 dec 2013 | Stefano Esposito

Posted on 12/29/2013 5:42:43 AM PST by rellimpank

The man who tried to assassinate President Ronald Reagan in 1981 now has a federal judge’s permission to spend more days each month outside a mental health hospital than in it.

Does that worry Tim McCarthy, who took one of John Hinckley Jr.’s bullets in the chest?

“Not in the slightest,” says McCarthy, the former U.S. Secret Service agent who has been Orland Park’s police chief since 1994. “Maybe it should be the other way around . . . I’m still in law enforcement. I have no reason to fear him. I had no reason to fear him then and none now.”

Earlier this month, U.S. District Judge Paul L. Friedman agreed to increase Hinckley’s monthly visits to Virginia, where his mother lives, from 10 to 17 days. Hinckley was found not guilty by reason of insanity in the assassination attempt and has spent 31 years receiving treatment at St. Elizabeths Hospital in Washington, D.C.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: hinckley; johnhinckley; johnhinckleyjr; leo; reagan
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1 posted on 12/29/2013 5:42:43 AM PST by rellimpank
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Even 30+ years later he looks like the kind of creep you would call 911 on if you saw him wandering about in your neighborhood.


2 posted on 12/29/2013 5:46:27 AM PST by SamAdams76
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now what happens if Hinckley decides to go to a gun-free zone, aka school, and shoots up the place killing many.

what will be the outcry?

guarantee you this....had he attempted this on say Clinton or der leader, there wouldn’t be any “visitation” days like he’s getting now.


3 posted on 12/29/2013 5:46:42 AM PST by ealgeone (obama, border)
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To: rellimpank

Nothing that a few hundred grains of lead would not cure.


4 posted on 12/29/2013 5:48:37 AM PST by Candor7 (Obama fascism article:(http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html))
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To: rellimpank

They released Sarah Jane Moore (after Ford died), Arthur Bremer. I don’t think either of these people should have been released. Hinkley shouldn’t be out wandering around like he is.


5 posted on 12/29/2013 5:51:40 AM PST by PghBaldy (12/14 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15 - 1030am - Obama's advance team scouts photo-op locations.)
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To: Candor7

Whoever ends up shooting him, just say you wanted to impress Nancy Pelosi.


6 posted on 12/29/2013 5:54:49 AM PST by SamAdams76
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To: PghBaldy

Should have looked some more- the other failed assassin, of President Ford was released too (Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme).


7 posted on 12/29/2013 5:55:43 AM PST by PghBaldy (12/14 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15 - 1030am - Obama's advance team scouts photo-op locations.)
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To: rellimpank
“Maybe it should be the other way around . . . I’m still in law enforcement. I have no reason to fear him. I had no reason to fear him then and none now.”

Would prefer he cadge it as "I'm a citizen who enjoys the 2nd Amendment and I know he's out there - no reason for me to be afraid of him".

8 posted on 12/29/2013 6:02:57 AM PST by trebb (Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
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To: rellimpank

He is being rewarded for shooting James Brady and starting a gun control movement.


9 posted on 12/29/2013 6:12:46 AM PST by P-Marlowe (There can be no Victory without a fight and no battle without wounds)
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To: rellimpank

Maybe the reporter should’ve asked Jodie Foster if she is worried.


10 posted on 12/29/2013 6:15:00 AM PST by moovova
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To: SamAdams76

Interesting that his fantasy squeeze turned out to be a Hollywood lesbian.

Pelosifer would do quite nicely as an impressee. She always gives in to the suck, LOL. Perfect excuse for a liberal.


11 posted on 12/29/2013 6:15:47 AM PST by Candor7 (Obama fascism article:(http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html))
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To: rellimpank

His mom lives in Williamsburg. Could devastate the Town when the tourists are around. I lived there. Most unprotected town in the world. I was sick and my son called the cops to check on me. He came from 30 miles away and I was I mile from the historic area.


12 posted on 12/29/2013 6:28:49 AM PST by Sacajaweau
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“So, John Hinckley Jr., now that you are no longer hospitalized, what do you want to do?”

“Do you know where that lying, cheating, SOB James Brady lives?”


13 posted on 12/29/2013 6:38:19 AM PST by yefragetuwrabrumuy (Last Obamacare Promise: "If You Like Your Eternal Soul, You Can Keep It.")
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 ”And what happens if Hinckley decides to go to a gun-free zone, aka school, and shoots up the place killing many.what will be the outcry?”

It will be the fault of the gun, of course


14 posted on 12/29/2013 6:45:15 AM PST by CrazyIvan (Obama phones= Bread and circuits.)
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i guess the brady inc. was unavailable for comment...
15 posted on 12/29/2013 6:55:58 AM PST by Chode (Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -vvv- NO Pity for the LAZY - 86-44)
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He is being rewarded for shooting James Brady and starting a gun control movement.

He's being rewarded for shooting a Republican. This release program is nothing more than a stick in the eye of conservatives.

16 posted on 12/29/2013 7:24:04 AM PST by Flick Lives (Got a problem with the government? Have a complaint. Get a free IRS audit!)
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To: Candor7

Also, saying you want to impress Nancy Pelosi will definitely get you admitted to the insane asylum.


17 posted on 12/29/2013 8:02:38 AM PST by SamAdams76
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I’m still in law enforcement. I have no reason to fear him. I had no reason to fear him then and none now.”


What am I missing here? The dude SHOT him. Of course he had a reason to fear him then.


18 posted on 12/29/2013 10:35:20 AM PST by pluvmantelo (...the struggle was finished. He had won the victory over himself. He loved Obama.)
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To: Flick Lives

Funny how people that come up with all of the ridiculous JFK conspiracies just blindly accept that Hinckley acted alone.


19 posted on 12/29/2013 10:39:47 AM PST by dfwgator
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To: SamAdams76

You gotta love silicon mixed with designer drugs and hash.Its how Pelosifer stays alive.


20 posted on 12/30/2013 6:21:40 AM PST by Candor7 (Obama fascism article:(http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html))
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