Hinkley Could Be Free Soon

Posted by | April 19, 2015 08:00 | Filed under: Pot Luck

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The man who shot Ronald Reagan and three others may be free soon.

John Hinckley Jr. lives much of the year like an average Joe: shopping, eating out, watching movies.

Hinckley was 25 when he shot President Ronald Reagan and three others in 1981. When jurors found him not guilty by reason of insanity, they said he needed treatment, not a lifetime in confinement. The verdict left open the possibility that he would one day live outside a mental hospital.

For the past year, under a judge’s order, Hinckley has spent 17 days a month at his mother’s home in Williamsburg, a small southeastern Virginia city. Freedom has come in stages and with strict requirements: meeting regularly in Williamsburg with a psychiatrist and a therapist, volunteering. It has all been part of a lengthy process meant to reintegrate Hinckley, now nearing 60, back into society.

Court hearings are set to begin Wednesday on whether to expand Hinckley’s time in Williamsburg further — possibly permanently.

That leaves some in the place he’d call home wondering: Is he ready for life on the outside? And are they ready for him?

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10 responses to Hinkley Could Be Free Soon

  1. rg9rts April 19th, 2015 at 11:06

    His NRA application is in the mail

    • Peabody Nobis April 19th, 2015 at 12:28

      …And a target on his back…

      • rg9rts April 19th, 2015 at 13:55

        He guns for the gopee….they better arm themselves and opencarry

  2. Scarlett Craft April 19th, 2015 at 13:16

    Well , why not . All the illegals and terrorist are being let out! At least this is a white guy

    • StoneyCurtisll April 19th, 2015 at 16:02

      “All the illegals and terrorist are being let out”?
      “At least this (Hinkley) is a white guy”..

      Thanks for proving Ignorance and racism go hand in hand.

  3. granpa.usthai April 19th, 2015 at 15:11

    I disagree.
    even with the RepubliCONs restricting voters, I don’t see a plausible GOP POTUS until at least 2024.
    Keep him on the practice range though.

    JIC

  4. bpollen April 19th, 2015 at 16:25

    I live in MN, and we have a town named Hinckley. Since the MN town of Lindstrom just got their umlaut back (Lindström) on their highway signs, I thought the article might be about the town. After reading the article, I am beginning to think my first impression might have been wrong.

  5. Anomaly 100 April 19th, 2015 at 17:29

    Of course he lives in Virginia.

    *locks doors*

  6. fancypants April 19th, 2015 at 17:50

    don’t know if Virginia is a open and carry state ? if so, an ankle bracelet better be mandatory for life

  7. CHOCOL8MILK April 19th, 2015 at 23:59

    I feel bad for Jodie Foster, I’m sure she’s worried that he is still obsessed with her. If she has security, they will probably be doubled.

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