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John Hinckley Jr, the man who tried to assassinate US President Ronald Reagan, is to be released from a psychiatric hospital next month after 35 years.
Mr Reagan and three others were injured in the shooting outside a hotel in Washington in March 1981.
Mr Hinckley was found not guilty by reason of insanity but was sent for treatment to a Washington hospital.
Source: BBC News
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Hinckley_Jr.
https://twitter.com/NPR/status/758283971092443136
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Would-Be Reagan Assassin John Hinckley to be Freed
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Can anyone remember when the times were not hard, and money not scarce?
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday July 28 2016, @03:53AM
The way the law reads, in order to stand trail, the defendant has to understand the charges and be able to participate in his own defense.
Remember Hinckley's motive?
He thought this would attract movie star Jody Foster on whom he had a crush.
The dude was living in his own reality.
...or are you one of those who supports summary executions?
(I've seen from your history of comments that you are a Reactionary; I'm just wondering where you draw the line.)
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(Score: -1, Offtopic) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday July 28 2016, @11:27AM
in order to stand trail,
And here I thought, that in order to stand on a trail, the hiker had to have feet, and like, boots or something. When did we change the subject to outdoor sports?