Reagan shooter John Hinckley wants leave from hospital

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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.