I think this is nuts. But if it is any consolation, however bonkers the judge may be, Hinkley will be at or damn close to the top of the Secret Service watch list for the rest of his life. Every time he has a bowl movement an agent will be waiting for the flush so they can analyze his crap.
The timing is odd. Already the media are replaying the Reagan assassination attempt on a loop. Is this meant to push new would-be assassins over the edge, and into action?