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| Hospital in bid to free Reagan shooter |
| 2011-10-05 |
| [Daily Nation (Kenya)] A US government mental hospital is seeking to eventually set free John Hinckley Jr., the man who tried to assassinate ex-president Ronald Reagan in 1981, CNN reported on its website. Hinckley, now 56, was committed to St Elizabeth's Hospital in Washington in 1982 after he was found not guilty by reason of insanity in the shock shooting of Reagan and three others, including Reagan's press secretary James Brady. Prosecutors asked a closed court on Friday not to release him, CNN said. In their filing, they called Hinckley "a man capable of great violence" and said his mental condition left some concerns "that this violence may be repeated," the report said. The hospital wants Hinckley to be able to live near his 85-year-old mother in Virginia. Hospital lawyers and doctors filed a motion under seal at the end of July asking that Hinckley eventually be placed on "convalescent leave," but prosecutors quoted it in their own filing, making it part of the public record. US District Judge Paul Friedman had scheduled up to a week of court hearings on the issue to start November 28. Hinckley, a college dropout, waited for Reagan to walk out of a Washington hotel where he had given a speech on March 31, 1981. Hinckley fired his six-shot .22 revolver at the then-US president. Reagan was seriously wounded but recovered. Brady suffered a serious brain injury and never was able to return to his White House duties. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #8 Find him sane and execute him. |
| Posted by: Rob Crawford 2011-10-05 14:57 |
| #7 I second that on Beavis'es comment. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2011-10-05 14:42 |
| #6 I nominate Beavis for snark of the month. |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2011-10-05 13:53 |
| #5 By all means the hospital should let him free so that he can move onto a prison to serve the time for the crime he commited. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2011-10-05 10:12 |
| #4 Nancy ReaganÂ’s letter to John Hinckley To: John Hinckley From: Mrs. Nancy Reagan My family and I wanted to drop you a short note to tell you how pleased we are with the great strides you are making in your recovery.. In our fine countryÂ’s spirit of understanding and forgiveness, we want you to know there is a nonpartisan consensus of compassion and forgiveness throughout. The Reagan family and I want you to know that no grudge is borne against you for shooting President Reagan. We, above all, are aware of how the mental stress and pain could have driven you to such an act of desperation. We are confident that you will soon make a complete recovery and return to your family to join the world again as a healthy and productive young man. Best wishes, Nancy Reagan & Family P.S. While you have been incarcerated, Barack Obama has been banging Jodie Foster like a screen door in a tornado. You might want to look into that. |
| Posted by: Beavis 2011-10-05 10:03 |
| #3 The strange silence might have something to do with Fast and Furious (These Guns are Made for Walking). |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2011-10-05 09:53 |
| #2 Is it just me.... or has anyone else noticed a cricket like silence of late from the anti-gun crowd? So strange, so very strange. [snark off] |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2011-10-05 00:57 |
| #1 It was the gun's fault anyway, not the shooter. He had no control of his actions. Ask the gun control freaks, so let 'im loose. |
| Posted by: Fat Bob Bourbon9196 2011-10-05 00:41 |