Jesus@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 13 days agoTIL The man that shot Ronald Reagan is a YouTube musician who claims he's the victim of "cancel culture"nypost.comexternal-linkmessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL The man that shot Ronald Reagan is a YouTube musician who claims he's the victim of "cancel culture"nypost.comJesus@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 13 days agomessage-square17fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareJesus@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·13 days agoHis 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.
minus-squarekboy101222@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·13 days agoHe 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?
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?