Reagan shooter John Hinckley wants leave from hospital

[Gerald]

The man who tried to assassinate former US President Ronald Reagan has launched a legal bid to spend more time outside his mental hospital.John Hinckley, now 56, shot Reagan outside a hotel in Washington in 1981 to impress the actress Jodie Foster.His lawyer told a federal judge on Wednesday that Hinckley was not dangerous, and a psychiatrist agreed.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-15977095


Note: 1 December 2011 Last updated at 00:33 GMT

[vienna]

His lawyer told a federal judge on Wednesday that Hinckley was not dangerous, and a psychiatrist agreed.

I think that psychiatrist is dangerous...

[Gerald]

A psychiatrist sees things from a different point of view, and the prisoner of its own doctors like surroundings, because it "might" be able to benefit him in the long run.

[Platapus]

Well Hinkley has been released on unsupervised visits for the past few years and he has not had any problems.

[Gerald]

Originally Posted by Platapus

Well Hinkley has been released on unsupervised visits for the past few years and he has not had any problems.

Do you think he should be released, and in that case when....

[TLAM Strike]

Originally Posted by Vendor

Do you think he should be released, and in that case when....

I say release him if Obama gets a second term.

[Gerald]

Originally Posted by TLAM Strike

I say release him if Obama gets a second term.

THAT'S LIFETIME,

[vienna]

Well Hinkley has been released on unsupervised visits for the past few years and he has not had any problems.

I seem to recall this 'little" incident:

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1111/69393.html

[soopaman2]

I love how this guy gets treated with kid gloves while other Americans who did alot less get a hellfire missile from a predator drone on their heads.

So is our justice system too lenient, or our military too hardline is the real question.

We need to take a step back...

Seriously we need to calm the eff down. (pardon my usage of "eff')

Reagan is dead, this guy is still crazy. Leave him in a cage, or hit him with a hellfire missile. Either or would satisfy me.

[Gerald]

He will probably write books and be out ... later!

[1480]

He was found to be insane. If a Dr. thinks he is no longer insane, then off to penitentiary.

Or as soopa said: HELLFIRE....

[vienna]

He was found to be insane. If a Dr. thinks he is no longer insane, then off to penitentiary.

Should be so...but not in real life; depending on the jurisdiction, a person found insane and then "cured" does not necessarily get shunted off to the graybar. If the defendant was found not guilty due to insanity, he can be held as a means to protect public safety. If he is subsequently found to be "cured" or "sane", he goes free after a hearing on his comptence and lack of danger to the public (remember, he was found not guilty since he did not "knowingly" commit the crime...). If the defendant is found not competent to stand trial due to "insanity", he is remanded to a facility for treatment until he is found to be "competent" and able to assist in his own defense; then, he is given a trial and guilt or innocence, where, it is possible, he may not be found guilty due to his previous "insanity" and set free. The fine details differ by jurisdiction, but it is possible to conmmit a crime while "insane" and not serve and hard prison time...


That said, I say lock him up till the worms do for him...

[Platapus]

Originally Posted by vienna

I seem to recall this 'little" incident:

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1111/69393.html

Oh noes, he looked at a book. In the slam for the rest of his life!

As for letting him out. If certified health professionals, which I assume take their duties pretty seriously, think it is safe for him to be released, I think we need to listen to them.

If we are not going to listen to the doctors, then we should get rid of the Not Guilty by reason of insanity verdict.

But until then, we do have it and I think we should abide by the regulations.

Just because he will be released from the hospital, does not mean that no one will will be watching him. Probably everyone will be watching him

[Gerald]

He get a secure an protected identity.

[1480]

Originally Posted by vienna

Should be so...but not in real life; depending on the jurisdiction, a person found insane and then "cured" does not necessarily get shunted off to the graybar. If the defendant was found not guilty due to insanity, he can be held as a means to protect public safety. If he is subsequently found to be "cured" or "sane", he goes free after a hearing on his comptence and lack of danger to the public (remember, he was found not guilty since he did not "knowingly" commit the crime...). If the defendant is found not competent to stand trial due to "insanity", he is remanded to a facility for treatment until he is found to be "competent" and able to assist in his own defense; then, he is given a trial and guilt or innocence, where, it is possible, he may not be found guilty due to his previous "insanity" and set free. The fine details differ by jurisdiction, but it is possible to conmmit a crime while "insane" and not serve and hard prison time...


That said, I say lock him up till the worms do for him...

Yes, I understand that. Nothing more fun than to be in a jury room, waiting to be prepped by a states attorney for the trial you have been subpoenaed to testify at, and having one of the loons escorted into said jury room, (they cannot be held in a holding cell, with the rest of the prisoners) shackled and cuffed, with a guard. They are almost always open and want to talk about what they did. I have two words for that but since this a family show I will use Fascinating instead.