John Hinckley Jr, who shot US president Ronald Reagan in 1981, is "no longer a danger to himself or others" and will be freed from court oversight this month as planned.
He noted that Mr Hinckley, who turned 67 on Sunday, was profoundly troubled when he tried to kill the president, coming “very close to doing so”. “John worked hard. He wanted to correct something that he was unable to erase, and this is the best outcome that one could imagine,” Mr Levine said after the hearing, adding: "His regrets will always be with him with respect to the families of those he injured.”
Secret Service agent Timothy McCarthy and Washington police officer Thomas Delahanty were also wounded.
Some humanity here
Parole board after 160 unsuccessful quarterly parole attempts: 'Mr. Hinkley?' JH jr: 'I have realised that I was wrong. I want to embrace libertarian small government Reaganomics and entrepreneurialship. I will write a book and join the book promotion circuit.' PB: 'Free to go.'
If he'd killed Ray-Gun he might be someone worth talking about. But, nah, he screwed up.
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