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Maybe we should tell him that HRC had an affair with Jodi Foster ... which actually, may not be far from the truth.
Man Who Shot Reagan To Be Freed From Hospital
A federal judge rules John Hinckley Jr was no longer a danger to himself or others - 35 years after he was held over the shooting.
The man who tried to assassinate former US president Ronald Reagan is set to be freed from a psychiatric hospital and allowed to live in the community.
It comes after a federal judge ruled John Hinckley Jr was no longer a danger to himself or others - 35 years after he was detained over the shooting.
Hinckley, 61, will be allowed to live full-time with his mother at her home in Williamsburg, Virginia after Judge Paul L Friedman's decision.
There are dozens of conditions attached to the order and he will not be able to reside there until 5 August at the earliest.
Hinckley will have to meet his psychiatrist in Washington at least once a month and let the Secret Service know when he travels for the appointments.
If Hinckley relapses or violates the terms of his release, he could be returned to the government psychiatric hospital, St Elizabeth's, in Washington, the judge ordered.
He was found not guilty by reason of insanity in 1982 for the attack which wounded Mr Reagan in the chest.
Three other people were also hurt, including presidential press secretary James Brady.
Over a number of years, doctors have said Hinckley is no longer plagued by the mental illness that drove him to shoot the president on 30 March 1981.
He said he carried out the attack outside a hotel in the US capital in an attempt to impress Hollywood actress Jodie Foster, whom he had an obsession with.
For more than a year he has been allowed to spend 17 days a month at his mother's home.
And since 2006, Hinckley has completed more than 80 unsupervised visits to Williamsburg, the judge said.
http://news.sky.com/story/man-who-shot-reagan-to-be-freed-from-hospital-10514417
Maybe we should tell him that HRC had an affair with Jodi Foster ... which actually, may not be far from the truth.
Welcome to some watch list somewhere! LoL
Team Sergeant
07-27-2016, 11:42
John Hinckley Jr to be freed
Welcome to some watch list somewhere! LoL
I'll just add it to my already growing list of watch lists that I'm sure to be on. :lifter :D
CAARNG 68W
07-27-2016, 13:56
It says a lot about us as a country that we are able to release the man who tried to assassinate our national leader/president/prime minister, etc.
The guy was/is legitimately crazy and other than to Ronald Reagan never posed a threat to anyone
The guy was/is legitimately crazy and other than to Ronald Reagan never posed a threat to anyone
I suspect James Brady, Thomas Delahanty and Tim McCarthy would disagree with your assertion.
The Reaper
07-27-2016, 14:08
It says a lot about us as a country that we are able to release the man who tried to assassinate our national leader/president/prime minister, etc.
The guy was/is legitimately crazy and other than to Ronald Reagan never posed a threat to anyone
Can you guarantee that he is cured and will never do harm to another person?
TR
Might as well free Manson and his group and what about Sirhan Sirhan?
doctom54
07-27-2016, 15:26
There is good data going back to the 1970's that psychiatrists are no better than a lay person in prediciting if someone is going to be violent.
I. Cocozza J, Steadman H: The failure of psychiatric predictions of dangerousness: clear and convincing evidence.
Rutger's L Rev 29:1084-101, 1976
2. Ennis B: The Rights of Mental Patients.
New York; Avon Books, 1978
3. Peszke M: Is dangerousness an issue for physicians in emergency commitment?
Am J Psychiatry 132325-8, 1975
I don't think a federal judge has any special skills in this field. I wonder what is his motivation?
doctom54
07-27-2016, 15:40
Might as well free Manson and his group and what about Sirhan Sirhan?
By their own admission psychiatrists cannot predict dangerousness and often release violent patients from facilities, claiming that they are not a threat to others, or grant them privileges that lessen security procedures in place for them.
Case in point: During the trial of Sirhan Sirhan for the murder of Senator Robert Kennedy, Sirhan admitted to the killing. His own notebooks contained written specific threats against the Senator; he had gone target shooting at gun clubs immediately prior to the crime; had told a man that he was going to kill Kennedy; and on the night of the killing, he had left a firing range with a loaded revolver and gone to the hotel where Kennedy was.
Undaunted by the facts, two defense psychiatrists and six psychologists claimed that Sirhan had been subjected to childhood traumas (bombings during the
1948 Arab‐Israeli War), hated his father and was a “paranoid schizophrenic” and, therefore, not responsible for the crime.
To refute defense psychiatric testimony, the prosecution introduced a psychiatrist of its own who confused matters still further by claiming that Sirhan was not “sick” enough to be excused for murder but was too “sick” to be executed.
The jury passed implicit judgment on the psychiatric testimony by finding Sirhan guilty. He is now serving a life imprisonment.
I wonder what is his motivation?
Well, seeing as to who it was who appointed him to the bench, you could take a pretty educated guess and I'm sure you'd be correct.
Judicial appointment
Friedman was nominated by President Bill Clinton on March 22, 1994, to a seat vacated by Gerhard A. Gesell. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 15, 1994, and received his commission on June 16, 1994. He assumed senior status on December 31, 2009.
Among Friedman's notable cases is the continuing supervision of John Hinckley, Jr., the would-be assassin of President Ronald Reagan. Friedman has issued rulings that relaxed the restrictions on Hinckley by allowing him to leave the grounds of St. Elizabeths Hospital to spend more days each month visiting his mother’s home town of Williamsburg, Virginia. On July 27, 2016, it was announced that Hinckley would be allowed to permanently reside there.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_L._Friedman
It says a lot about us as a country that we are able to release the man who tried to assassinate our national leader/president/prime minister, etc.
The guy was/is legitimately crazy and other than to Ronald Reagan never posed a threat to anyone
I imagine Brady felt a tad threatened by that head shot.
On edit: Whoops. Just now saw your post, SF-TX. Right on.
ddoering
07-27-2016, 16:38
Sirhan Sirhan?
Its just about time for him as well. He is needed now.
The Reaper
07-27-2016, 16:45
Its just about time for him as well. He is needed now.
To vote, or to try and kill another prominent Republican?
TR
CAARNG 68W
07-27-2016, 16:58
I suspect James Brady, Thomas Delahanty and Tim McCarthy would disagree with your assertion.
You're right, I had forgotten he had shot several others. What he, Hinckley, did was terrible, though I do not believe he is a threat to others. He's been in a prison-psychiatric hospital for 35 years, I think he's been punished long enough.
Can you guarantee that he is cured and will never do harm to another person?
TR
What do you think?
Patriot007
07-27-2016, 17:29
The timing of this seemed like a classic move out of the Clinton playbook to help bury the bad publicity regarding the DNC. Funny- the judge was appointed by Slick Willy.
ddoering
07-27-2016, 17:44
To vote, or to try and kill another prominent Republican?
TR
Robert Kennedy was a Republican?
To vote, or to try and kill another prominent Republican?
TR
Bulls-eye TR! I sincerely doubt if Hinckley will be voting for Donald Trump.
Its just about time for him as well. He is needed now.
I hear he was up for parole - for the 15th time - this past Feb. Parole was denied.
Golf1echo
07-27-2016, 19:05
Screw Hinkley, he tried to kill my Commander in Chief and the best American President I know of. He should have been breaking big rocks into little ones and have died long ago !!!:mad:
CAARNG 68W
07-27-2016, 22:34
The timing of this seemed like a classic move out of the Clinton playbook to help bury the bad publicity regarding the DNC. Funny- the judge was appointed by Slick Willy.
Well, Ol' Slick did love that movie Wag the Dog
I think we should do a campaign to convince Hinckley that the PIAPS has been c*ck-blocking him via Jody Foster. Maybe leave a chainsaw laying around....