John Hinckley Jr., who shot President Ronald Reagan in 1981 in an assassination attempt, speaks about his remorse, gun laws and the more than 30 years he’s spent in a psychiatric institution.
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He should have been charged with attempted murder and gotten 40 years this country is corrupt.
41 years is a long time. I suppose many people would rather see him rot and die incarcerated, however, he was a sick man and his judgement was clouded by his mental illness when he committed the shooting. There is a very long tradition in the law that the mad are not criminally culpable they are ill. And it is easy to forget than the vast majority of mentally ill people are never violent, but are rather more likely to be the victims of violence rather than commit violence.
If this man was black,he wouldn’t even be alive today.
I'm very confused why you guys are covering this story & including John………..
this is disgusting
He should still be at St Elisabeth’s.
Look up "Buckwheat assassinated" on YouTube. It's hysterically funny. Trust me on it.
EDDIE MURPHY'S stand up & skits on SNL about this were hilarious. Hinkley could get gigs in the punk rock circuit. They liked GG Allin for gosh sakes.
This guy should have been free long ago. Jody Foster got into his head and told him to do it.
He'll get into a new movie, and his new hobby will be taxidermy.
This is interesting, one he is insane. Two he tried to murder Regan with a firearm. What gives this guy the authority on gun control? This must be fake news
I am 50/50 he may be sorry and he may only did this interview to present his music. He did his time (I guess) and I really hope he takes his meds.
RIP Shinzo Abe
O yeah the gun background checks are working great
Only Woke network.
This puts him one step past Ronald Reagan, who never apologized for anything or any law he broke.
Boy he still looks like a looney today If I saw Him I wish I could right in the kisser to him but I can’t because I would go to jail too and that would be a bad thing.
This man is crazy. I will never forgive him for what he did in 1981.
He'll break again
I don’t believe this guy !
(Mental health doesn’t disappear)
He ruined peoples lives and his should be as well. Period. The guy who had brain damage and was paralyzed didn’t get another chance.
Why would you interview a criminal and try to make us law abiding citizens feel bad I do not feel bad there's a reason why we have a constitution there's a reason why we have a second amendment and this man just proves the point of how crazy the far left is
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You know what people change. And as a born again Christian I can attest to that. And if you don’t agree read the story on the Bible about King Nebuchadnezzar one of the most UNGODLIEST evilest man that God humbled and changed his life for the better. If he really did change stop holding something over him. I loved Reagan he was one of my favorite Presidents he wasn’t perfect no one is but he had alot of Good motives and was trying his best. Anyway God bless I just hope God will be with him.
I believe hes changed but he is deff exhausted from life
If you kill or severely injure someone with a gun intentionally you should stay in prison. End of story.
It's eerie that this video came two days before the Japan's ex-prime minister was shot to death.