John Hinckley Jr to be released from prison after 35 years

[Araknid]

[QUOTE=fredstin22;50788005]Who knew a movie could have such a big influence on someone[/QUOTE]

Celebrities in general can make some people go insane.
Like the dude who killed himself after he tried to poison bjork because he fell in love with her or some shit like that.

[editline]10th September 2016[/editline]

this guy
[url]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricardo_López_(stalker)[/url]

[Zombini]

[QUOTE=cecilbdemodded;50787721]I just want to point out this guy didn't do 35 years in prison, he was in a comfy mental facility. His family was/is wealthy and politically connected. He was never going to rot in prison like you or I would if we did something like that.

Every day in this country we lock people in prison, people who have even worse mental illness than him. Yet they don't have the money or connections so they go to prison for lesser crimes.[/QUOTE]
Keep in mind that being sent to a mental health facility carries the risk of it being a life sentence, as usually it's an indefinite stay. You'd only get to leave if your psych doctor says you're well enough to leave. In this case, he finally recovered enough to not be required to stay there.

[matt000024]

[QUOTE=Megadave;51028132][url]https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/president-reagans-would-be-assassin-is-set-to-be-released-saturday/2016/09/09/e1ad0e9e-75ca-11e6-be4f-3f42f2e5a49e_story.html#comments[/url]

get's out today[/QUOTE]

Weird, thought he was out August 5th.