Would-be assassin-turned-folk singer John Hinckley Jr., who attempted to kill then-President Ronald Regan in 1981, was scheduled to perform at the Hotel Huxley in Naugatuck, Connecticut on March 30…
Good. We imagine how our society would have less issues if we focused more on real rehabilitation and reintegration, and less on retribution and *heaping on more trauma.
For murderers, pedophiles, rapists, drunk drivers, snd repeat assaulters I think it should be more about “we’re not reintegrating you back into society…at all. We’re just going to put you into a room and make it so you’re not a threat to society anymore”
And considering his was against the president, I’m surprised secret service didn’t shoot him dead on the spot.
It’s technically possible to do that after committing any crime, but under super specific circumstances and it’s a far cry from a “get out of jail free” card.
If you’re legitimately, actually insane when you commit a crime you’ll get sent to a mental hospital instead of prison. The catch is that the hospital will only release you if you’re mentally healthy. That can mean that a person who uses the insanity plea may spend more time in the hospital than they would have in prison.
TIL it’s possible to attempt murder on a sitting president’s life, and later live freely.
Good. We imagine how our society would have less issues if we focused more on real rehabilitation and reintegration, and less on retribution and *heaping on more trauma.
For most crimes I agree.
For murderers, pedophiles, rapists, drunk drivers, snd repeat assaulters I think it should be more about “we’re not reintegrating you back into society…at all. We’re just going to put you into a room and make it so you’re not a threat to society anymore”
And considering his was against the president, I’m surprised secret service didn’t shoot him dead on the spot.
His charges were reduced because his lawyers were able to make the case that he was schizophrenic.
Pleading insanity became much harder in the US after that Hinckley’s case. The ruling was hotly debated.
He tried to kill the active President, not for political reasons, but to impress an actress who didn’t know he existed.
Mans bat shit. Why on earth would the diagnosis of crazy be challenged?
It’s technically possible to do that after committing any crime, but under super specific circumstances and it’s a far cry from a “get out of jail free” card.
If you’re legitimately, actually insane when you commit a crime you’ll get sent to a mental hospital instead of prison. The catch is that the hospital will only release you if you’re mentally healthy. That can mean that a person who uses the insanity plea may spend more time in the hospital than they would have in prison.