Posted on 09/27/2021 11:56:21 AM PDT by Wilderness Conservative
WASHINGTON — John Hinckley, Jr, known for his attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan, has been granted an unconditional release from a federal judge.
Hinckley, who is now 66, has been on a gradual release from custody for years. Most recently, he was living outside a mental health facility. According to NPR, he has been recording videos of music and publishing them to his YouTube channel.
Hinckley was found not guilty by reason of insanity in 1982 for the attempted assassination of Reagan. On March 30, 1981, he approached President Reagan and fired six shots. The attack happened outside the Washington Hilton Hotel.
Hinckley injured three others in his act. Press Secretary James Brady was shot in the head, Secret Service agent Timothy McCarthy was shot in the side, and District of Columbia policeman Thomas Delahanty was shot in the neck. Reagan was shot in the chest, which penetrated his left lung.
Brady suffered the worst injuries from the act, with permanent brain damage. He is most well known for his gun-control advocacy and the “Brady Bill” which bears his name.
Hinckley is set to be released in June 2022 after the judge’s ruling.
Judge Paul Friedman is a Clinton appointee.
Unbelievable. Will he be living on the Bush compound?
Anthony Fauci is dating Jodie Foster.
Sincerely,
America
Jodi Foster or Helen hunt. ?
but by golly let’s keep a couple hundred flag wavers who went on a guided tour of the capitol building locked up in solitary confinement- cuz they be dangerous and lal- they mighta poked someone’s eye out with all that flag waving!
I’m probably going to he’ll for laughing at that. LOL!!
in 1981?
nah, never even asked until 1990 myself, that stuff was on the hush
They look alike don’t they. Confuses me all the time.
Post of the month!
This is outrageous.
Anyone who harms a president in any way should imprisoned for life.
If his target had been a Democrat instead of Reagan he’d never see the light of day.
Beat me to it.
Hinkley's wealthy parents were movers and shakers within the Texas oil industry and Colorado's Republican Party.
I don't think Hinkley Jr. was close with GHW Bush.
Bingo! My thoughts exactly!
Par for the course when democommies are in power, I guess.
No, the chauffeur for the limo that was provided to him already knows exactly where to drop him off. His weapons are in the trunk.
First Sirhan Sirhan, now Hinkley!
It comes from and old joke about Reagan forgiving Hinkley and saying I thought you should know that Tip Oneil is boinking Jodie Foster.
Not with GHW Bush.
Hinkley was known and socialized with younger adult members of the GHW Bush family.
This connection was spiked during the attempted Reagan assassination.
Sirhan Sirhan was in the news a few weeks back. I said at
the time, the guy should never see the light of day, outside
prison.
Robert Kennedy was a Democrat, and I didn’t think any political
figure should be assassinated, so the penalty should be
forfeiture of freedom for life.
Hinkley came very close to killing Reagan. It was an attempted
murder. In his mind he had hoped to kill him.
He should get the same fate as Sirhan Sirhan.
Neither should ever be let out of prison.
It’s amazing the respect and rights the criminals get, and on
the other hand the denial of rights regular citizens should get
but don’t. And that is getting worse by the day.
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