I have passed this man many times on a walking trail in my Kingsmill neighborhood in Williamsburg Virginia. I have to admit it's kind of a heart stopper. 😳
John Hinckley was found not guilty by reason of insanity. It's not an unfair verdict. He was insane. As he said, it took 41 years and a lot of work for him to earn his freedom. If you believe in forgiveness, you have to believe he earned it.
@@lamplighter5545 mmm idk about that. That’s the whole points. That if you mess up in life you should be given a second chance to better your life but if you keep fkn up in life and you’ve already gotten a second third fourth chance and you mess up each time then you shouldn’t have deserved any chances after the second. People need to start having responsibilities and hold themselves accountable for their actions.
@@lamplighter5545 forgiveness flows from empathy. And some people are given an inch and they’ll take a mile. If you’re someone who is in need of constant forgiveness and second chances than it’s because you lack accountability and responsibility. Just my opinion tho. Doesn’t make me right. It’s Just how I feel.
It's important to remember that this man was incredibly sick. He did not try to kill Reagan because of political motivations, it was because he was severely unwell and needed help. Reagan himself forgave him and I am glad he got the help he so severely needed.
His story plays out over and over again in mass shootings. Lonely, depressed young men who seemed to be cut off from friends and family. Hopelessness plus ACCESS TO A GUN seems to be a recipe for disaster in the hands of some young men.
Reagan didn't care that Brady was permanently crippled jumping in front of the bullet. Reagan told Brady to go die, when he tried to get Congress to pass common sense gun control.
And without access to a gun. A pm can still be shot regardless of laws. Funny that Reagan didn’t pursue gun laws even after being shot. It’s not a gun problem
@Hand Puppet Story Time literally anybody can be a mass shooter, it’s just the difference is astoundingly massive, for all the sad depressed killers out there, there may be 1 trans person for every 500 cis-people who kill. Trans people aren’t exempt from violence because they are usually the target of violence. Educate yourself ya 🤡
Also a lot of people don’t understand that the same things that make people suicidal (depression and hopelessness) can also make some people homicidal.
I was in the 6th grade when that happened and I remember it like it was yesterday. Im glad he got the psych help he needed and has been put back into society. Im sure he is being watched constantly by many government agencies. I can see why not everyone can forgive him. Its their choice.
@@katrinak7394 But paying for the many mistakes mistakes, (crimes) of black men is all right with you! Lol!😂 if you are looking for this white dude to apologize, don’t hold your breath. cheers!🍷
It’s important to note that he’s overcome quite a lot. Going from clinically insane to being able to participate fully in society takes extreme effort and motivation. I think this effort is indicative of his success and the ability for him to use a second chance. I hope for the best for him.
@@jonasandezekiel1109 that’s easy for you to say, you haven’t been clinically insane. Have some empathy, mental health issues manifest in a lot of ways and we only know the surface of the stuff that was going on in his head.
As a mental health worker one thing I really hate about this interview is that it doesn’t even try to educate viewers on what any of his diagnoses are or even what a “delusion” is. The comments are enough evidence that people are just not educated enough on mental illness. I’m not saying that being mentally ill is an excuse for shooting people, let alone a president, but I don’t think people quite understand that he was literally too sick to understand the gravity of what he was planning on doing
When I went to the Ronald Reagan Library in California I was just taken aback at this part of the museum. It really puts you into the mindset of the moment, making you feel you were there, and feeling the fear and confusion of this terrifying moment. A miracle that Reagan survived.
I remember the day when Reagan was shot. I was in college and I had no idea that some 41 years later I'd be watching the shooter out free and giving interviews on RUclips....
Whether or not his acts are forgivable, I do believe he is sincere in his attempt to meaningfully change as a person for the better and to be open to outside help for his mental conditions. I think he really does mean it when he apologizes and admits his wrongs, that's more than many others can say for other such cases.
As someone with paranoid schizophrenia, mate if I become weak enough to let the voices win I deserve to be locked up for life. Our lives a harder in ways people can't imagine it just means we need to be smarter and stronger. It's sad but this guy had to learn about mental health that was his world for 41 years
meanwhile there are people who have committed non violent crimes, locked up for life without parole but this guy is free and given air time by national news. kmt
you mean the ones who sell drugs to kids in school playgrounds, or the ones who say "I didn´t do it"? There are also murderers who have been released from prison, and there are people who raked women and children who were released from prisons. Every case is a different situation. Use your brain and common sense and instead of repeating what some other monkey says.
@@north2green you think that this guy should be free? He attempted to assassinate a sitting president? And disabled another man for life. The justice system is a joke if it does not treat such crimes with the right punishment but locks up others for life for lesser crimes. But whatever you are fine with such
It's incredibly moving to hear about individuals reflecting on their past actions and expressing genuine remorse. It takes a lot of courage and self-awareness to publicly acknowledge mistakes, especially ones of such gravity. This kind of story can serve as a powerful reminder of the capacity for change and growth within us all. It's a testament to the idea that people can learn from their past and work towards becoming better versions of themselves. Let's hope that sharing these reflections can help others on their own journeys of personal growth and healing.
@@anewleaf6847 has no problem sleep with the wealthy man's horses out in the barn....every night I think I'm rich....my rich man will save me if I believe with all my heart if I do what that rich man wants me to do
I'm sure he's not totally free there's no way you could commit a crime like that and they just let you go free as a bird. I'm sure he's being watched from his calls, to internet, and even his daily activities. We live in a time of mass shootings and he seems heavily medicated, I'm sure a few weeks without medication and he'll be a different person and he's able bodied, so he's still dangerous.
Yeah I would assume he is permanently on someone’s radar. People who have Attempted to assassinate a world leader are in a pretty rare subset of the population.
Mental illness is 100% real and needs to be treated as earlier as possible. Parents need to learn to recognize the signs, accept the situation and get their children help. I wish my brother had the help he needed sooner in his life. Unfortunately by the time we found out it was too late for him to reverse course as he was a fully grown man. Had they caught it sooner it may have made the difference, there were definitely signs. My brother took his own life a couple of years ago. I pray he is in a better place, suffering no longer.
It is incredibly a miracle that he is speaking...living over 40 years in an institution... i worked at a lockdown facility for mental patients in a unit for criminals. automatically all patients who have assaulted children, sex offenders, aggressive people, just arrested, or came from the prison, they are all lumped together. on bad days where everyone is freaking out, the nurse would sedate and have us restrain them. sometimes the shots would work and other times, they would murmur and mumble to themselves in bed, completely unable to get up. Ive seen people deteriorate mentally and lose all abilities to communicate properly. i've seen patients unable to get up to use the restroom and theyre soiled. give them no antipyschotics and youll see that same guy masturbating in the hallway staring at a fire extinguisher. it's really a tough environment and a tough job. the only thing that kept me going was to know i had a home to go back to. i had my cats, my osrs(games), my music, my redbull, my mary jane. i was sooo grateful i got somewhere to go back to after being 12 hours a shift in a place i felt so...diffferent. im sure he learned to adapt but its actually very impressive that hes sitting there. I cant actually believe it, it just shows he really really really wants his life and community and hes actually sorry. i dont think anyone has the ability to last 40 years in a mental institution and come out like that. or even fathom what those 40 years felt like. im serious
The objective of the Democrats is to release every violent criminal back out on the streets to wreak havoc on society. They are determined to destroy the United States.
I bet the work did and service you provided were immensely tough and weighing on your mind. Like I imagine you could think that when you spent too much time in such an environment, it’d would have a detrimental effect on your own psyche. Questioning your existence, values and purpose in that captivating time. Luckily you held on to your home and loved ones waiting for you.
In a way, this story is kind of hopeful. Reading up on it, the levels of social withdrawal he had, the delusions and total loss of contact with reality he had, and to then be able to overcome it to become a functional person, it sends quite a message about how much we've disposed other people with schizophrenia, condemned them to either the streets or prisons or suicide, or worse, a mass-casualty event with suicide. He received incredible mental health support, and I wish that was the norm for everyone in America. And I wish this support was available in the teenage years when it could change their whole life trajectory.
sadly, you can look at the replies to many posts in this comment section, of total psychopaths and morons saying he should be locked up forever, as if he was in a normal state of mind doing this. people still stigmatize the mentally ill and blame them or treat them as evil for suffering from things they didnt choice or have the ability to control
@mememaster9703 The biggest problem with the mentally ill is that a vast majority will not seek help and when finally hospitalized they will stop taking their meds upon their release and the cycle repeats itself. Sadly the Hinkley case is the reason why an insanity defense is almost always unsuccessful.
I’m happy this man got help, and he learnt and now he is going to do well, unfortunately a lot of his life went down the drain but he can turn it around.
@@GarfieldAtLasganaParty I don't feel sorry for him he shot at the president of the u.s.a ,a secret agent ,and gave another brain damage .....to let a person like that go it was a political move some back alley deal
@@razorramoneljefe5956 I agree with u that nobody should hurt another, he was punished for that and served his crime time, he went to rehab everyone deserves a second chance, regardless if they shot or did something to their sister, or prime minster, president, agent doesn’t matter
I believe him. One in five people have the types of mental illness they said John had/has, and sadly now shootings are far more common as opposed to back then. After 40+ years I think he did his time and learned his lesson, but only he knows if that is really true. Just imagine if you were him (I know it's hard, but really try) would you feel this was justified? How would yo feel if you did everything and then some that society asks and people still wondered if you could be trusted.... Look, Reagan forgave and I believe that is powerful. If he can, why can't we?
1/5 and they are armed to the teeth but no one wants to address it. Ironically Reagan kinda made it all possible by removing funding for places for people like John Hinckley. Although I suspect from a lot of these comments I have read through, it might be 1/3...
@@BurghezulDjentilom The way the Secret Service handled the Reagan incident in the 80’s is still impressive regardless of how they handled the case with Trump a few days ago. My original comment still stands.
@KeepingOnTheWatch The difference though is that it was about point blank range. They didnt even have to shoot him he was so close. The tackled him and grabbed the gun away from him. Subdued without injury.
I also remember it like it was yesterday. I was at work and my Father called me and told me the President had been shot. I told the entire office out loud. It wasn't announced by anyone else. I feel like the worse thing was what it did to the Brady Family. It totally changed their life. I'm not sure what happened to the Secret Service agent. I'll have to look into it. Apparently he was also highly affected. It is sad how something like a movie could have such an impression on a person. I'm sure he is not the same person especially after being in a mental hospital being pumped full of drugs all those years. I'm also sure a lot of people in prison after this many years aren't the same person but they will most likely not get out. He should consider himself very lucky to be free. I understand now his Mother has died. It's just all sad.
Balanced. We can all decide what side of the fence we need to sit on but this segment was fair and helpful for us to make that decision. More of this type of news is helpful. Kudos.
My uncle was one of the secret service agents that was there and also shown in the video just before the shots were fired. He wasn’t one of the ones that was injured.
And he should get to enjoy the life he has left in a nicer wing of the mental institution. He's much better not being a part of society. Let him play his music and do youtube from the institution.
@@dblackout1107America seems to be a country hell bent on retribution and revenge. Guy is found not to be a danger to society or responsible for his actions and you want him locked away despite the fact you know nothing but the bare bones of the case. I'm glad I don't live in America. It sounds like a horrible place to live.
1:59 this ruined it for me. The fact he can’t see why some people may interpret him as a danger is extremely telling and concerning. Also him saying “even though I don’t have to” about meds. Yikes. I have some mental illnesses and I’m somewhat stable right now. But I always fear relapsing. If I did something like he did I’d be terrified of that happening again. Losing that control. Which makes me believe he never lost control, he was fully in control..
I have to agree on this. This is not really a case about forgiveness but it`s a matter of trust. What is to stop him from quiting the drugs that he needs and he goes off on the deep end again. I don`t think that this guy should be walking around as if everything is fine. I would hope there is some effort to monitor him and make sure he stays on his drugs and that he should never ever be given the right to make up his own mind to come off them.
@Here to piss you off Reagan is one of the worst presidents of any semi-democratic country in history. That still does not defend someone shooting him.
It’s because he’s white. Welcome to Amerikkka. I herd the other day a black man was sentenced to life in prison for being in possession of a quarter oz of marijuana. LIFE IN PRISON. This man attempted assignation of a president and is walking free. Amerikkka Land of the free and with liberty and justice for all.
If you've never lost anybody to gun violence and you've never forgiven the person responsible you can never understand this. I lost my dad to gun violence and it took me a very very very long time to get over it and I'm still not quite over it but I have made the step to forgive the person responsible and if they were alive today and had not taken their own life that night I would tell them to their face but I do pray that when I die God will give me the opportunity to face that man face-to-face so I can have a conversation with him. And I also pray and hope that God redeemed him and let him enter into heaven because he just made a bad decision that night he wasn't a bad person
Props to you and whatever you feel you have to do to feel right with yourself. Sorry that happened to your dad and you. Personally, that would be eternally unforgivable and I would never get over it. Living as good a life as I could would be my way of finding silver lining in it all, but whoever killed him could rot and I'd smile til my last breath. I know that's callous, but it's much better than enacting revenge and ruining more lives.
@@iluvamokabodengyoza you, sir, have made a judgement ever so quick, and severely lacking in consideration. But i know where the emotion comes from, and the emotion in itself is fully valid, and perhaps even justified in a way. But i hope you get to be better at considering the complexities of human psychology as a subject. And this is not to be done in order to victimize criminals, but so that we are more connected to the awareness about the reality surrounding the fragile human psyche.
Wow wait what? I met him in Virginia at a state park. I knew of the assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan, I knew of John Hinckley. I did not know that the man I met was John Hinckley though. I think I always pictured John Hinckley from the 80s. obviously he didn’t tell me he was John Hinckley, but he did tell me his name is John. I talked to this guy about the trail we were on and about music. My brain is in overload right now. The guy was very rememberable that was on the trail with and now I know why. I’m freaking out right now. I had no clue who I was talking to, wtf. No freaking way whaaaaaaaaaaat.
@@juliosantana1646 liberal audience on this channel. They don’t like Reagan. It stems from that, and not race. If this was Obama, an African American, and the shooter was a Trump supporter, it would not be so accepting.
The Jodie Foster part is truly wild. Apparently,Jodie Foster was talking/corresponding with him.Now,Jodie Foster had no idea this guy was that deranged and she was young and naive and all she did was just talk to him.The Secret Service did a whole investigation about his relationship with Jodie Foster.
@@edbotikx That wasn't until years later about her.She has had relationships with men over the years.Sha dated actor Julian Sands and both of them are very quiet about their dating/personal life.
I'm glad this guy got the help he needed. If he had it in the first place, the assassination attempt may not have happened. His case is unique in that it was immediately understood by everyone that he was completely insane. He actually believed Jodi Foster was going to show up afterward to marry him. Even while being told he was in isolation for attempted assassination of the president. He would wake up every day expecting her to be there. The dude even had numerous journals where he believed she was talking back in writing. No one understood the level of insanity until reading those journals. This is one of the only people in history to use insanity as a defense against an assassination attempt successfully. Because there was no refuting how far in the woods he was.
I was there. I am on camera. I was in a raincoat, motorcycle helmet (Black and White in color not blue on blue that's US Park Police) and an orange vest with yellow stripes. That might be me at about 55 seconds into the video. Most likely you won't see me unless you see an extended/full video of the front of the hotel after the shooting. As an officer I had the ability to send people to St. Elizabeth's Mental hospital if I felt they were a danger to themselves or others. I did so with a man from Georgetown. When I got St E's and the "Doctor" came out to interview the subject....he was more insane than the guy I dropped off there. Sitting with an arm raised over his head and down the opposite side of his face smoking a cigarette in that hand. So I say this just to exemplify how could someone like this heal someone like John Hinckley Jr.? I agree with the SS agent Spriggs, he should still be in jail. And just as with the recent attempt on Donald J. Trump, mistakes were made with protection of Reagan. A motorcycle dropped in front of the motorcade, and officer turning away from the crowd, where Hinkley was, to look at the President as he came out of the building. There was arguing between the SS and FBI as to who was going to conduct the investigation. Nuff said, we're only human we ALL make mistakes.
I met him when he was a patient at st Elizabeth hospital in dc in the 80’s . He looked just like that picture. I was a student writing a research paper
@@jaye8872 You met one of the most notorious would-be assassins in American history and your sole observation is that "he looked just like that picture?" (Hope it was only a Pass/Fail course. 😂)
@@mulemule really? notorious? You need to rethink the importance of society and people in this world. People are people. Pop culture and the media brainwashes people.
I’m sure there are plenty of people who would say this guy should have been locked up for life but honestly… I do believe this guy was clinically insane. To say someone cannot be cured is just narrow minded. After 40 years I think he has been at least controlled if not cured. Also he claims he takes his meds so if that true, then yeah it probably helps him.
"I wish they would pass a law where all Democrats and Republicans had to wear NASCAR racing suits, because if you look at the NASCAR drivers, it tells who their sponsors are. And if they do that, we could then become informed voters, because we would know who owns them." ~ Jesse Ventura
They’d all wear the same sponsors for the most part. The only difference is one would have “Koch” and the other would have “Soros” on it. They’re all owned by the same corporations.
My uncle is a child psychologist. Not all kids with mental health issues get care. My Dad (his brother) committed suicide. My uncle tells me he used to pick on my dad for being different as a kid but now knows my dad actually had mental instabilities that went unchecked. it a big age difference my uncle said my dad was that way from the time he could walk. My other uncle is completely normal and works blue collar. It’s real man
This guy's parents lived in my town, my mom has seen him around town and even spoken to him on occasion and said there's something not quite right about him still but she can't put her finger on it
As a person who deals with mental health an been around ppl with mental illness all my life I truly believe he worked on himself an is wanting to do better he is sick not evil what he did was not right but it’s not like he had a clear mind when he did it
Mental health is real. And thus, mental unhealthiness is real. But the actions taken as a result are unforgivable. I had a friend with ADHD and impulse control issues. He would betray our friendship in a myriad of ways when he was angry like spread things I said in confidence about myself. Unforgivable. Simple. As. That. In this video's case, you don't have to put up with it when you're a rational person. It is why we have institutions and prison to separate them from us.
They didn't "let" him out of prison. He never *went* to prison y'all. He was acquitted due to his insanity. Did you listen to the video at all? He's been in a psychiatric facility the whole time. Are those people who committed petty crimes insane???? No. This guy legit thought that Jodie foster would love him for killing the president. I have bipolar with psychotic features and when you're deep into an episode you really, truly, believe those delusions. I've been a mental health patient for over 20 years, both in- and outpatient, and I still struggle even though I've been stable with no episodes for almost 3 years. Now I've never harmed or even thought of harming anyone but myself, but everyone is different and their illnesses manifest in different ways. My delusions are more existential in nature, and I feel lucky for that honestly. Also, big big clarification here, jail = probation, prison = parole. It's very different. Someone guilty of a petty crime would not be on parole or in prison. They usually don't even go to jail. Prison is for convicted individuals responsible for more serious crimes. No one is on parole (or denied) for a petty crime. I don't think you really know what you're talking about. Petty crime is just another way of saying misdemeanor, of which the maximum penalty is typically a year in their county jail. Not prison!! 🤦♀️
Just to clarify, I'm not saying there aren't people who received too harsh of a sentence. But there is just such a big difference between jail/prison and the offenses that can land you in either.
While one can be sceptical that someone who committed a horrible offense and is found to be insane, can be rehabilitated. And that's certainly the case for some, I think it's import to not just clump every case/person together and deem 'them all' impossible to rehabilitate.
I would assume he's being supervised or is in like a gated community or something, it would be shocking if he was living independently and back in the world
it doesn’t matter if you don’t understand. he was found not guilty by reason of insanity under our justice system. he remained under institutional psychiatric supervision for more than *thirty years,* during which time he was clearly rehabilitated. the federal government no longer considers him a threat due to the progress he made while institutionalized for around half his life. some people can be rehabilitated. if he was deemed no longer a threat, then he deserves a second chance. convicts go to prison for less time for actually killing people in many European countries. in the US our mentality is to lock someone up and throw away the key, which is why we have a major mass incarceration problem, to the point that we even have *for profit prisons* in this shell of a democracy. if the experts recommended his release, then this guy should get another chance at life and freedom. the end.
@@grezz975 and I agree with you but, he killed him while trying to kill the other..forgot his name. But mabey he learned from that. Cuz the other guy made it seem like he went out another time and tried killing someone else. But yes both situations are horrible and he should be in prison then. Because I think it should be an automatic death penalty trying to kill someone so special like the person he tried to do too.
This man was functioning very well but he went to purchase a gun using a fake ID all the sudden he gets caught oh I have mental problems rather go to a hospital then to go to jail that's a nice scam
@@urgedviper81isback47 What? The question was, "Anyone watching this after what happened to Trump." I am not watching this because of what happend to Trump, so my answer was "No". What are you talking about?
It's not about politics,this guy was privileged with a rich Family from Virginia and sentenced James Brady to a wheel chair for the rest of his life and to an early death. That psycho should have rotted in prison. It's a human thing,I'm a Democrat , it's not about politics!!!!!!
Obviously I don't think this applies to every crime but I think in this specific case, the fact that he served over 4 decades as a mental patient means he deserves a second chance at living some sort of life. 41 years is a long god damn time.
Yeah, I could understand if he shot Reagan for a political reason or if he was a hired killer, but a guy who decides "I want to impress an actress by shooting the incumbent President" (he didn't care if it was Reagan, Carter, or whomever) obviously has mental issues and can't be treated the same as, say, Lincoln being assassinated by a supporter of the Confederacy or McKinley being assassinated by an anarchist.
He did something about it and that’s all I care about. What’s done is done… not cool nor right but at least he took extra steps. Most people show no remorse ever nor even take steps to fix what can never be unbroken. Props.
The fact that he thinks mental illness can be cured rather than controlled or that he's adequately paid his debt to society demonstrates how little he understands the gravity of what he did. He almost killed four people, severely disabling one of them. James Brady eventually died as a direct result of the injuries Hinkley inflicted that day.
I'm glad he was able to be helped, he obviously wasn't well. I really do feel, not so much for President Reagan but the others who were wounded - waking up one day, being shot and paralyzed for the rest of your life is a tremendous thing, for the victim and family.
You should feel for everyone involved including Reagan. Nobody deserves to be shot at. If you can’t see that then you deserve to be in the same mental institution that Hinckley spent 41 years in
@@user-we3me3dg1y You people are crazy, you just want to hand out a life sentence to someone who isn’t the same man he was 40 years ago from a diagnosed mental condition he worked very hard to get treated. So much for the land of the free when people like you want to lock up everyone. And please tell me how your degree from RUclips trumps all the advice of professionals who have treated him over the years and find him not to be a threat anymore.
You must love America because you clearly do not understand English or you are too stupid to understand English. He spent 41 years in prison, he was released from prison due to time served and apparently you have not heard that only a few days ago they have created medicine that actually helps mentally ill people have completely normal lives (if you don´t comprehend that, try looking up on this in another new recent development called google to get rid of some of that stupid). You may be lacking the intelligence where you can only see the world and all events that take place only in black and white, that´s common for stupid people. Unfortunately the world is not all run in black and white (the only bad news i have for you is unfortunately they have not invented a pill to get rid of stupid or to make a simple mind smarter, for that I truly feel sorry for you).
@@WagnerGroupGaming They don't have those anymore. I think the Reagen era got rid of mental institutions where you have to wear a straight jacket. This guy could be because of that reason.
As horrible as the act that he committed was, it goes to show how badly the country dealt with mental health issues back then. Also gives some insight on how it still is now, based on how ignorant some of the questions presented in this interview were with no regard to mental health treatment. Borderline argumentative like she was trying to get a rise out of him to prove he still belongs in a cell.
I think this is being extremely cynical and uncharitable to the US. How many civilizations in history do you think would have tolerated someone trying to assassinate their leader and gave him a chance to rehabilitate and one day earn his freedom? What do you think would have happened to this man in modern day China? Medieval Europe? Imperial Japan? I get your point, but I think stepping back and gaining perspective would do you well. The modern world is not perfect, the US is not perfect. Treating the mentally ill is an ongoing battle, but we've come a long way and I'm impressed that this man is back in society after everything he's been through. I thought her questions were tough but fair.
These problems all can be solved when we believe and follow in Jesus Christ. When a person rejects God they are being influenced by the devil and we shoupnt be surprised at the things they do. and call on me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor me.” Psalm 50:15
I’m on the fence over whether it’s a good idea for Hinckley to do these interviews. The corporate media is very savage in tearing people apart for the sake of getting public approval. If I were Hinckley, I would lay low and not give interviews to anybody. I would also not be doing any “redemption concerts” either.
Yea I felt the same way. Instead of seeing him as a rehabilitated person, someone could taken advantage of him and have him take a postion on gun control instead of him just living his life at this point
Honestly I think he should just be able to share his story. He was a young man with undiagnosed and untreated mental health issues that committed a violent act. He spent 41 years getting the help he needed and can serve as an inspiration for other young men to get help
The guy walked to the interview with his guitar and mentioned 'his music' and art at the end of the interview. I think he believed he was going to play some of his music during the interview. If that was the case, I'm glad they didn't show it. Society now just crosses its fingers hoping he takes his meds everyday.
Considering the far right militias we got roaming this country witj mental illness and AR-15's...we got bigger problems to worry about than a guy who managed to not kill anyone despite firing on a crowd form point blank range .
@Waking Up two hands hard at work, do more than a thousand clasped in prayer be the change you wanted, Even your GOD with a thousand names (Yahweh, yhwh, Jehovah, ect) states he only helps those who help themselves
No he doesn't, he tried to kill the president and ruined many lives. You cannot get a 2nd chance from that, that's like saying JFK and MLK assisnators should get a 2nd chance, NO.
He killed a man and of course when your an old person you stop caring about urges and desires. Thats common sense by natural law of decaying life, if youd had a youth fountain and used it on him right now, I can tell you he hasnt changed one bit.
He's live most of his adult live in a psychiatric hospital...I think he more than atoned for what he did. It's good to see the system work towards improving those who have been incarcerated, but it's a shame that mental illness isn't taken more seriously in the US. This could have been avoided, this young man needed counseling and he didn't get it, so he acted out.
Counseling? That wouldn't have done anything. Like he said he needed medication kinda funny how our screwed up system let's a man have a CHOICE to take his psychotic meds as his victims are still being punished by his actions. Sickening!!
4:54 It's striking that in the 40+ years since he committed the crime and with all the time in the world to contemplate its fallout, he hasn't bothered to find out and _commit_ to memory the names of ' _the other 2 victims_ ' .
What is their problem? There are people who actually murdered people who serve less time than that, and nobody makes a big deal of it. Also look at just how specific and insane his planed crime was, there is no evidence that he would be a threat to everyday citizens he is around at the grocery store.
Yeah he's definitely not free.. secret service gonna be following him, tapped into his home, phone, car, everything. He's never gonna be alone for the rest of his life
James Brady died because of complications of his paralyzing shot wounds, Hinckley shot the President and hit another secret service man, because of a crush on an actress, why would anyone believe he'll be able to take his meds?
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Facts
In 20 years, 15 year olds will be like “wtf these guys 20 years ago talking about?”
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Not me thinking this interview was from the other day 😂
As if this was an planned 💀💀💀
I have passed this man many times on a walking trail in my Kingsmill neighborhood in Williamsburg Virginia. I have to admit it's kind of a heart stopper. 😳
I can only imagine
You have Reagan wit.
Don't worry. You aren't a president or Jody Foster. You'll be safe.
he really doesnt look that attractive.
@@StrangeScaryNewEngland Johnnie Carson was his first choice
John Hinckley was found not guilty by reason of insanity. It's not an unfair verdict. He was insane. As he said, it took 41 years and a lot of work for him to earn his freedom. If you believe in forgiveness, you have to believe he earned it.
Most people deserves a second chance.
@@00bankz24 -- Most people need more than one.
@@lamplighter5545 mmm idk about that. That’s the whole points. That if you mess up in life you should be given a second chance to better your life but if you keep fkn up in life and you’ve already gotten a second third fourth chance and you mess up each time then you shouldn’t have deserved any chances after the second. People need to start having responsibilities and hold themselves accountable for their actions.
@@00bankz24 -- I think forgiveness flows from responsibility and accountability. This applies to both big and small things.
@@lamplighter5545 forgiveness flows from empathy. And some people are given an inch and they’ll take a mile. If you’re someone who is in need of constant forgiveness and second chances than it’s because you lack accountability and responsibility. Just my opinion tho. Doesn’t make me right. It’s Just how I feel.
People watching after the trump shooting
Yep right here
Yup
mhm
Frightening and crazy insane!
Mhm
He saw the movie Taxi Driver and said, "Literally me."
And yet he looks nothing like him lol
Are you talking to me?
@@AndersJohansson-w9bwhat music by hans zimmer? taxi driver soundtrack was done by bernard herrman
@@frwystr I saw that before that it was other movie
There will be no more pills, no more bad food, no more destroyers of my body. From now on will be total organization. Every muscle must be tight
It's important to remember that this man was incredibly sick. He did not try to kill Reagan because of political motivations, it was because he was severely unwell and needed help. Reagan himself forgave him and I am glad he got the help he so severely needed.
Lmao Reagan started stripping funding from mental hospitals after this so I doubt it was all water under the bridge.
That’s a nice why to say he wanted lick Jodie Foster where she shits.
Yet he was able to obtain a gun.
Tell that to the guy he paralysed
@@denverlilly3669drugs are illegal andd easily obtained...moron
His story plays out over and over again in mass shootings. Lonely, depressed young men who seemed to be cut off from friends and family. Hopelessness plus ACCESS TO A GUN seems to be a recipe for disaster in the hands of some young men.
Reagan didn't care that Brady was permanently crippled jumping in front of the bullet. Reagan told Brady to go die, when he tried to get Congress to pass common sense gun control.
And without access to a gun. A pm can still be shot regardless of laws. Funny that Reagan didn’t pursue gun laws even after being shot. It’s not a gun problem
@Hand Puppet Story Time literally anybody can be a mass shooter, it’s just the difference is astoundingly massive, for all the sad depressed killers out there, there may be 1 trans person for every 500 cis-people who kill. Trans people aren’t exempt from violence because they are usually the target of violence.
Educate yourself ya 🤡
Also a lot of people don’t understand that the same things that make people suicidal (depression and hopelessness) can also make some people homicidal.
White people never want to face accountability man
Anyone here from trump
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I was in the 6th grade when that happened and I remember it like it was yesterday.
Im glad he got the psych help he needed and has been put back into society. Im sure he is being watched constantly by many government agencies.
I can see why not everyone can forgive him. Its their choice.
@A B That makes no sense. The problem is poor mental health combined with guns and America has an abundance in both.
I wasn’t even born until 2006
Reagan forgave him. so I do too
@@katrinak7394 But paying for the many mistakes mistakes, (crimes) of black men is all right with you! Lol!😂 if you are looking for this white dude to apologize, don’t hold your breath. cheers!🍷
@@katrinak7394 well your comment is moot when you single out white men like they're the only ones that commit murder
It’s important to note that he’s overcome quite a lot. Going from clinically insane to being able to participate fully in society takes extreme effort and motivation. I think this effort is indicative of his success and the ability for him to use a second chance.
I hope for the best for him.
Wow. I feel so bad for him. Not.
@@jonasandezekiel1109 that’s easy for you to say, you haven’t been clinically insane. Have some empathy, mental health issues manifest in a lot of ways and we only know the surface of the stuff that was going on in his head.
@@think3rofficial yeah whatever. Keep his ass in jail.
@@jonasandezekiel1109 I know right!! People today are cuckoo
@@jonasandezekiel1109 what an attitude
As a mental health worker one thing I really hate about this interview is that it doesn’t even try to educate viewers on what any of his diagnoses are or even what a “delusion” is. The comments are enough evidence that people are just not educated enough on mental illness. I’m not saying that being mentally ill is an excuse for shooting people, let alone a president, but I don’t think people quite understand that he was literally too sick to understand the gravity of what he was planning on doing
Also they should stress its important to take your meds
Ok agreed. Now should we forgive him still?
@@dylantedlock9481 never.
He still paralyzed a man
@@parkerthompson3447 exactly. These people are in denial or they're just naive. Some things you just can't come back from.
When I went to the Ronald Reagan Library in California I was just taken aback at this part of the museum. It really puts you into the mindset of the moment, making you feel you were there, and feeling the fear and confusion of this terrifying moment. A miracle that Reagan survived.
I remember the day when Reagan was shot. I was in college and I had no idea that some 41 years later I'd be watching the shooter out free and giving interviews on RUclips....
I hear ya. I was a kid and remember it and I would of never thought he’d be free.
He's a good man... raegan is trash... amnesty and the closing of mental hospitals.. war on blacks opps i mean drugs
He has a great career now! Making good money ...
@@barneyronnie doing what?
@@christopherallen9580 music and arts
Whether or not his acts are forgivable, I do believe he is sincere in his attempt to meaningfully change as a person for the better and to be open to outside help for his mental conditions. I think he really does mean it when he apologizes and admits his wrongs, that's more than many others can say for other such cases.
I still will never forgive him for missing
liberalism is a mental disorder
As someone with paranoid schizophrenia, mate if I become weak enough to let the voices win I deserve to be locked up for life. Our lives a harder in ways people can't imagine it just means we need to be smarter and stronger.
It's sad but this guy had to learn about mental health that was his world for 41 years
Idk, looking at his music channel, it's like he's low key trolling
I absolutely believe him
meanwhile there are people who have committed non violent crimes, locked up for life without parole but this guy is free and given air time by national news. kmt
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you mean the ones who sell drugs to kids in school playgrounds, or the ones who say "I didn´t do it"? There are also murderers who have been released from prison, and there are people who raked women and children who were released from prisons. Every case is a different situation. Use your brain and common sense and instead of repeating what some other monkey says.
@@north2green you think that this guy should be free? He attempted to assassinate a sitting president? And disabled another man for life. The justice system is a joke if it does not treat such crimes with the right punishment but locks up others for life for lesser crimes. But whatever you are fine with such
Exactly in cali people lock up for something petty for life. You try to kill the President and out of prison unbelievable
Amen.
It's incredibly moving to hear about individuals reflecting on their past actions and expressing genuine remorse. It takes a lot of courage and self-awareness to publicly acknowledge mistakes, especially ones of such gravity. This kind of story can serve as a powerful reminder of the capacity for change and growth within us all. It's a testament to the idea that people can learn from their past and work towards becoming better versions of themselves. Let's hope that sharing these reflections can help others on their own journeys of personal growth and healing.
Who cares, the guy is trash
Especially now Post-Trump Assassination...
Trump
@@californianews24
This guy shot a cop, a us president, and two other people and he a free man , how is this possible?
He's white.
That and his family is well connected and wealthy
Democrats
@@anewleaf6847 has no problem sleep with the wealthy man's horses out in the barn....every night I think I'm rich....my rich man will save me if I believe with all my heart if I do what that rich man wants me to do
Because he was found not guilty. It's not difficult to understand. Educate yourself.
If he truly has changed, I think he is in a unique position to helps those who are having trouble with mental illness nowadays…
I'm sure he's not totally free there's no way you could commit a crime like that and they just let you go free as a bird. I'm sure he's being watched from his calls, to internet, and even his daily activities. We live in a time of mass shootings and he seems heavily medicated, I'm sure a few weeks without medication and he'll be a different person and he's able bodied, so he's still dangerous.
We are all being heavily monitored 😂
@@racksoffpacks2558 I know that, but he is likely being monitored extra, just to make sure he doesn't doing anything again.
Yeah I would assume he is permanently on someone’s radar. People who have Attempted to assassinate a world leader are in a pretty rare subset of the population.
I've seen people get longer sentences for a lot less!! Wtf!?!
totally desagree with you, his own judgement and god judgement gives the final word
Mental illness is 100% real and needs to be treated as earlier as possible. Parents need to learn to recognize the signs, accept the situation and get their children help.
I wish my brother had the help he needed sooner in his life. Unfortunately by the time we found out it was too late for him to reverse course as he was a fully grown man. Had they caught it sooner it may have made the difference, there were definitely signs. My brother took his own life a couple of years ago. I pray he is in a better place, suffering no longer.
Sorry for your loss. You are so right.
not really it could be high stress which causes this..psychaitry is evil science
Parents are mostly the cause.
No, it's not. It's 100% subjective. There are no biomarkers or objective tests for anything called "mental illness." Stop lying.
It isn't a "mental illness "
It is incredibly a miracle that he is speaking...living over 40 years in an institution... i worked at a lockdown facility for mental patients in a unit for criminals. automatically all patients who have assaulted children, sex offenders, aggressive people, just arrested, or came from the prison, they are all lumped together. on bad days where everyone is freaking out, the nurse would sedate and have us restrain them. sometimes the shots would work and other times, they would murmur and mumble to themselves in bed, completely unable to get up. Ive seen people deteriorate mentally and lose all abilities to communicate properly. i've seen patients unable to get up to use the restroom and theyre soiled. give them no antipyschotics and youll see that same guy masturbating in the hallway staring at a fire extinguisher. it's really a tough environment and a tough job. the only thing that kept me going was to know i had a home to go back to. i had my cats, my osrs(games), my music, my redbull, my mary jane. i was sooo grateful i got somewhere to go back to after being 12 hours a shift in a place i felt so...diffferent. im sure he learned to adapt but its actually very impressive that hes sitting there. I cant actually believe it, it just shows he really really really wants his life and community and hes actually sorry. i dont think anyone has the ability to last 40 years in a mental institution and come out like that. or even fathom what those 40 years felt like. im serious
Interesting
Do write a book. I remember a guy in a mental health institution who refused to bath for a week. He shouted... only an hour ago I took my bath.
The objective of the Democrats is to release every violent criminal back out on the streets to wreak havoc on society. They are determined to destroy the United States.
fire extinguishers get me hot too LOL
I bet the work did and service you provided were immensely tough and weighing on your mind.
Like I imagine you could think that when you spent too much time in such an environment, it’d would have a detrimental effect on your own psyche. Questioning your existence, values and purpose in that captivating time. Luckily you held on to your home and loved ones waiting for you.
Glad he got the help he needed, and if he's genuine and is changed and is apologetic, then I'm also glad for him.
Wow. An apologist for Hinkley. You have a skewed sense of morality my friend.
Tell that to the dude he paralised
Dude wtf are you on? Glad for a killer, glad for someone who almost killed a president?
@@donnydarko1448 you cant, he's dead
@@donnydarko1448
His fault for sacrificing himself to Reagan
I truly believe him. I really hope he finds healing and moves forward.
Nah
@@RyanlexzYeah
U are a horrible person rethink ur thoughts
Nah, put him out to “pasture”
You are gullible
In a way, this story is kind of hopeful. Reading up on it, the levels of social withdrawal he had, the delusions and total loss of contact with reality he had, and to then be able to overcome it to become a functional person, it sends quite a message about how much we've disposed other people with schizophrenia, condemned them to either the streets or prisons or suicide, or worse, a mass-casualty event with suicide. He received incredible mental health support, and I wish that was the norm for everyone in America. And I wish this support was available in the teenage years when it could change their whole life trajectory.
sadly, you can look at the replies to many posts in this comment section, of total psychopaths and morons saying he should be locked up forever, as if he was in a normal state of mind doing this. people still stigmatize the mentally ill and blame them or treat them as evil for suffering from things they didnt choice or have the ability to control
@mememaster9703
The biggest problem with the mentally ill is that a vast majority will not seek help and when finally hospitalized they will stop taking their meds upon their release and the cycle repeats itself. Sadly the Hinkley case is the reason why an insanity defense is almost always unsuccessful.
Social withdrawal is fictional.
@@bunk95
In their mind it is real.
@@12yearssober real in place of fiction?
I’m happy this man got help, and he learnt and now he is going to do well, unfortunately a lot of his life went down the drain but he can turn it around.
Wtf he committed a harsh crime he should for in prison
@@razorramoneljefe5956 he was not in his right mind, now he is people change it takes time and effort, hopefully he has done so
@@GarfieldAtLasganaParty I don't feel sorry for him he shot at the president of the u.s.a ,a secret agent ,and gave another brain damage .....to let a person like that go it was a political move some back alley deal
@@razorramoneljefe5956 I agree with u that nobody should hurt another, he was punished for that and served his crime time, he went to rehab everyone deserves a second chance, regardless if they shot or did something to their sister, or prime minster, president, agent doesn’t matter
@@razorramoneljefe5956 he did his time now go on with your own life
I believe him. One in five people have the types of mental illness they said John had/has, and sadly now shootings are far more common as opposed to back then. After 40+ years I think he did his time and learned his lesson, but only he knows if that is really true. Just imagine if you were him (I know it's hard, but really try) would you feel this was justified? How would yo feel if you did everything and then some that society asks and people still wondered if you could be trusted.... Look, Reagan forgave and I believe that is powerful. If he can, why can't we?
1/5 and they are armed to the teeth but no one wants to address it.
Ironically Reagan kinda made it all possible by removing funding for places for people like John Hinckley. Although I suspect from a lot of these comments I have read through, it might be 1/3...
He has schizophrenia or schizotypal personality disorder. That is not even close to as common as 1 in every 5 people.
Would you trust him as a neighbor?
@@beachesandhose2374 yup
Shootings have gone down every years since 1992.
The Media just covers shootings ALOOT more.
Watching the speed in which the Secret Service agents reacted back then - amazing and impressive!
...and still is.
this comment aged well
@@BurghezulDjentilom The way the Secret Service handled the Reagan incident in the 80’s is still impressive regardless of how they handled the case with Trump a few days ago. My original comment still stands.
@KeepingOnTheWatch The difference though is that it was about point blank range. They didnt even have to shoot him he was so close. The tackled him and grabbed the gun away from him. Subdued without injury.
Man police and secret service were built different back then
Not like the midget donut lady we had now lol
They still are
@@FilipinoNoob69420 yeah… you’re right. Guess I must’ve dreamed July 13th
@@RustedNutzTTVI mean, they didn’t kill this guy, or even attempt to. They definitely blew trumps shooters brains out. So..?
@@RustedNutzTTV what’s the difference?
I also remember it like it was yesterday. I was at work and my Father called me and told me the President had been shot. I told the entire office out loud. It wasn't announced by anyone else. I feel like the worse thing was what it did to the Brady Family. It totally changed their life. I'm not sure what happened to the Secret Service agent. I'll have to look into it. Apparently he was also highly affected. It is sad how something like a movie could have such an impression on a person. I'm sure he is not the same person especially after being in a mental hospital being pumped full of drugs all those years. I'm also sure a lot of people in prison after this many years aren't the same person but they will most likely not get out. He should consider himself very lucky to be free. I understand now his Mother has died. It's just all sad.
Lucky to be waste? Are you lucky to be waste?
He comes across as genuine. For some reason I believe him
maybe because he actually sees the damage he caused to lots of people and he regrets it
You trippin too
Nope 👎
Don't believe him!
@jonnysrevenge You dont have any understanding of mental illness do you? Youd not be so butthurt if you would read more
Balanced. We can all decide what side of the fence we need to sit on but this segment was fair and helpful for us to make that decision. More of this type of news is helpful. Kudos.
Ehh... Still get pretty uncomfortable vibes from him.
Ok
The fact he’s free is insane to me !!
........He's still a troubled man of .........his unpredictable nature of his crime. His demeanour of his crime certainly says it all.........
@@cassidypresley7154o PKK
Because the meds he is still on
My uncle was one of the secret service agents that was there and also shown in the video just before the shots were fired. He wasn’t one of the ones that was injured.
No one gaf
Well he sucked at his job
too bad john dint put him down 🤭
Lol liar
Source: Trust me bro
I wish him well, and hope his life is one of happiness and contentment. He appears genuine.
He has youtube channel now
Wow its amazing this guy got to be interviewed. He's come a long way
And he should get to enjoy the life he has left in a nicer wing of the mental institution. He's much better not being a part of society. Let him play his music and do youtube from the institution.
@@dblackout1107America seems to be a country hell bent on retribution and revenge. Guy is found not to be a danger to society or responsible for his actions and you want him locked away despite the fact you know nothing but the bare bones of the case. I'm glad I don't live in America. It sounds like a horrible place to live.
1:59 this ruined it for me. The fact he can’t see why some people may interpret him as a danger is extremely telling and concerning.
Also him saying “even though I don’t have to” about meds. Yikes. I have some mental illnesses and I’m somewhat stable right now. But I always fear relapsing. If I did something like he did I’d be terrified of that happening again. Losing that control. Which makes me believe he never lost control, he was fully in control..
I have to agree on this. This is not really a case about forgiveness but it`s a matter of trust. What is to stop him from quiting the drugs that he needs and he goes off on the deep end again. I don`t think that this guy should be walking around as if everything is fine. I would hope there is some effort to monitor him and make sure he stays on his drugs and that he should never ever be given the right to make up his own mind to come off them.
It’s easy for us to say “forgive him” but the secret service agent that was there said “hell no” I am going with him.
Me too.
Why do you need to forgive him he didn’t do anything to you
@@isaactrio he tried to kill one of the greatest presidents of our country! How is that not doing anything to people 🙄
@@isaactrio he paralyzed a man for life .
@Here to piss you off Reagan is one of the worst presidents of any semi-democratic country in history. That still does not defend someone shooting him.
You should stay in prison for the rest of your life. This makes me sick that he is free.
It’s because he’s white. Welcome to Amerikkka. I herd the other day a black man was sentenced to life in prison for being in possession of a quarter oz of marijuana. LIFE IN PRISON. This man attempted assignation of a president and is walking free. Amerikkka Land of the free and with liberty and justice for all.
what about are war crime presidents that cost millions of middle eastern
Cry
If you've never lost anybody to gun violence and you've never forgiven the person responsible you can never understand this. I lost my dad to gun violence and it took me a very very very long time to get over it and I'm still not quite over it but I have made the step to forgive the person responsible and if they were alive today and had not taken their own life that night I would tell them to their face but I do pray that when I die God will give me the opportunity to face that man face-to-face so I can have a conversation with him. And I also pray and hope that God redeemed him and let him enter into heaven because he just made a bad decision that night he wasn't a bad person
Props to you and whatever you feel you have to do to feel right with yourself. Sorry that happened to your dad and you. Personally, that would be eternally unforgivable and I would never get over it. Living as good a life as I could would be my way of finding silver lining in it all, but whoever killed him could rot and I'd smile til my last breath. I know that's callous, but it's much better than enacting revenge and ruining more lives.
Suicides go to hell, Sorry just being honest
No...he was the epitome of a bad person and only deserves eternal damnation.
@@iluvamokabodengyoza you, sir, have made a judgement ever so quick, and severely lacking in consideration. But i know where the emotion comes from, and the emotion in itself is fully valid, and perhaps even justified in a way. But i hope you get to be better at considering the complexities of human psychology as a subject. And this is not to be done in order to victimize criminals, but so that we are more connected to the awareness about the reality surrounding the fragile human psyche.
@@hithere2426 It's got nothing to do with emotion there Dr Phil.
Wow wait what? I met him in Virginia at a state park. I knew of the assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan, I knew of John Hinckley. I did not know that the man I met was John Hinckley though. I think I always pictured John Hinckley from the 80s. obviously he didn’t tell me he was John Hinckley, but he did tell me his name is John. I talked to this guy about the trail we were on and about music. My brain is in overload right now. The guy was very rememberable that was on the trail with and now I know why. I’m freaking out right now. I had no clue who I was talking to, wtf. No freaking way whaaaaaaaaaaat.
Let me guess, you met him around the Kingsmill neighborhood in Williamsburg Virginia, or close by?
What was he like irl? What made him very memorable?
You guys seem so kind and compassionate in the comments, wish it were like this on other videos if you know what I mean
Of course not. If he was black the outcome and comments would be different
Glad someone said it. They’d be singing a different tune. But it’s okay when they do it. It’s always written off as mental illness
@@eligreg99 despicable
@@juliosantana1646 liberal audience on this channel. They don’t like Reagan. It stems from that, and not race. If this was Obama, an African American, and the shooter was a Trump supporter, it would not be so accepting.
RUclips censors any remotely negative comment. You’re just not seeing them. RUclips comments don’t reflect public opinion accurately.
The Jodie Foster part is truly wild. Apparently,Jodie Foster was talking/corresponding with him.Now,Jodie Foster had no idea this guy was that deranged and she was young and naive and all she did was just talk to him.The Secret Service did a whole investigation about his relationship with Jodie Foster.
Dude sounds like a creep shooting aside Jodie was a kid
When he realizes Jodie foster is a lesbian
@@edbotikx That wasn't until years later about her.She has had relationships with men over the years.Sha dated actor Julian Sands and both of them are very quiet about their dating/personal life.
He was definitely obsessed with her. I know what that's like. I had my own moments with a few females before I grew up and let it go.
They didn’t have stalking laws back then
I'm glad this guy got the help he needed. If he had it in the first place, the assassination attempt may not have happened. His case is unique in that it was immediately understood by everyone that he was completely insane. He actually believed Jodi Foster was going to show up afterward to marry him. Even while being told he was in isolation for attempted assassination of the president. He would wake up every day expecting her to be there. The dude even had numerous journals where he believed she was talking back in writing. No one understood the level of insanity until reading those journals. This is one of the only people in history to use insanity as a defense against an assassination attempt successfully. Because there was no refuting how far in the woods he was.
Help may be fictional. Do you think any of slaves in this video were helped or helped?
I was there. I am on camera. I was in a raincoat, motorcycle helmet (Black and White in color not blue on blue that's US Park Police) and an orange vest with yellow stripes. That might be me at about 55 seconds into the video. Most likely you won't see me unless you see an extended/full video of the front of the hotel after the shooting.
As an officer I had the ability to send people to St. Elizabeth's Mental hospital if I felt they were a danger to themselves or others. I did so with a man from Georgetown. When I got St E's and the "Doctor" came out to interview the subject....he was more insane than the guy I dropped off there. Sitting with an arm raised over his head and down the opposite side of his face smoking a cigarette in that hand. So I say this just to exemplify how could someone like this heal someone like John Hinckley Jr.? I agree with the SS agent Spriggs, he should still be in jail.
And just as with the recent attempt on Donald J. Trump, mistakes were made with protection of Reagan. A motorcycle dropped in front of the motorcade, and officer turning away from the crowd, where Hinkley was, to look at the President as he came out of the building. There was arguing between the SS and FBI as to who was going to conduct the investigation. Nuff said, we're only human we ALL make mistakes.
Thank you for your service and for sharing your experience on here!
I met him when he was a patient at st Elizabeth hospital in dc in the 80’s . He looked just like that picture. I was a student writing a research paper
Yeah still has that crazy look after all these years.
Aaaaand? That's it?!
@@mulemule yes it is called a comment.
@@jaye8872 You met one of the most notorious would-be assassins in American history and your sole observation is that "he looked just like that picture?" (Hope it was only a Pass/Fail course. 😂)
@@mulemule really? notorious? You need to rethink the importance of society and people in this world. People are people. Pop culture and the media brainwashes people.
I’m sure there are plenty of people who would say this guy should have been locked up for life but honestly… I do believe this guy was clinically insane. To say someone cannot be cured is just narrow minded. After 40 years I think he has been at least controlled if not cured. Also he claims he takes his meds so if that true, then yeah it probably helps him.
"I wish they would pass a law where all Democrats and Republicans had to wear NASCAR racing suits, because if you look at the NASCAR drivers, it tells who their sponsors are. And if they do that, we could then become informed voters, because we would know who owns them." ~ Jesse Ventura
I absolutely love that man. He might miss here and there with an opinion but overall he's an absolute patriot.
@@superior6564 Ventura 2024. He said he'd run if it was necessary. It's beyond necessary.
How is that related to the video?
They’d all wear the same sponsors for the most part. The only difference is one would have “Koch” and the other would have “Soros” on it. They’re all owned by the same corporations.
My uncle is a child psychologist. Not all kids with mental health issues get care. My Dad (his brother) committed suicide. My uncle tells me he used to pick on my dad for being different as a kid but now knows my dad actually had mental instabilities that went unchecked. it a big age difference my uncle said my dad was that way from the time he could walk. My other uncle is completely normal and works blue collar. It’s real man
This guy's parents lived in my town, my mom has seen him around town and even spoken to him on occasion and said there's something not quite right about him still but she can't put her finger on it
He’s heavily medicated
Medication does that to people
As a person who deals with mental health an been around ppl with mental illness all my life I truly believe he worked on himself an is wanting to do better he is sick not evil what he did was not right but it’s not like he had a clear mind when he did it
I agree 👏🏽
Mental health doesn't excuse us from consequences
@@douche8980 he faced his consequences though
Mental health is real. And thus, mental unhealthiness is real. But the actions taken as a result are unforgivable. I had a friend with ADHD and impulse control issues. He would betray our friendship in a myriad of ways when he was angry like spread things I said in confidence about myself. Unforgivable. Simple. As. That. In this video's case, you don't have to put up with it when you're a rational person. It is why we have institutions and prison to separate them from us.
This is BS people are in jail with no parole for petty crimes and this guy is OUT!! WTF
that is dumb but they should both be out of prison. 40 years and now has medicine for what him. I think it will be fine.
They didn't "let" him out of prison. He never *went* to prison y'all. He was acquitted due to his insanity. Did you listen to the video at all? He's been in a psychiatric facility the whole time. Are those people who committed petty crimes insane???? No. This guy legit thought that Jodie foster would love him for killing the president. I have bipolar with psychotic features and when you're deep into an episode you really, truly, believe those delusions. I've been a mental health patient for over 20 years, both in- and outpatient, and I still struggle even though I've been stable with no episodes for almost 3 years. Now I've never harmed or even thought of harming anyone but myself, but everyone is different and their illnesses manifest in different ways. My delusions are more existential in nature, and I feel lucky for that honestly.
Also, big big clarification here, jail = probation, prison = parole. It's very different. Someone guilty of a petty crime would not be on parole or in prison. They usually don't even go to jail. Prison is for convicted individuals responsible for more serious crimes. No one is on parole (or denied) for a petty crime. I don't think you really know what you're talking about. Petty crime is just another way of saying misdemeanor, of which the maximum penalty is typically a year in their county jail. Not prison!! 🤦♀️
Just to clarify, I'm not saying there aren't people who received too harsh of a sentence. But there is just such a big difference between jail/prison and the offenses that can land you in either.
Yeah because they have 20 strikes stop trying to make it sound like they rob a store 1st time and got life
He should never have been let out
Agree
this guy is based af
No he’s not. You don’t even know what that word means.
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While one can be sceptical that someone who committed a horrible offense and is found to be insane, can be rehabilitated. And that's certainly the case for some, I think it's import to not just clump every case/person together and deem 'them all' impossible to rehabilitate.
I don't understand how you can let a guy like this out.
I would assume he's being supervised or is in like a gated community or something, it would be shocking if he was living independently and back in the world
@HanHonHon He is living as you describe, and lived for 10 yrs prior with his mother free to be on his own when out and about.
it doesn’t matter if you don’t understand. he was found not guilty by reason of insanity under our justice system. he remained under institutional psychiatric supervision for more than *thirty years,* during which time he was clearly rehabilitated. the federal government no longer considers him a threat due to the progress he made while institutionalized for around half his life. some people can be rehabilitated. if he was deemed no longer a threat, then he deserves a second chance. convicts go to prison for less time for actually killing people in many European countries. in the US our mentality is to lock someone up and throw away the key, which is why we have a major mass incarceration problem, to the point that we even have *for profit prisons* in this shell of a democracy. if the experts recommended his release, then this guy should get another chance at life and freedom. the end.
5:31 The camera flash makes it look like the Secret Service agent fired his Uzi in the air.
People who attempt to kill others should never be given a 2nd chance to do it again to someone else.
@@Driftking18 he killed james brady
@@grezz975 welp. Then rot in prison. Even if you’re mentally unstable. He still knows what he’s doing😑. Whatta shame on him.
@@grezz975 and I agree with you but, he killed him while trying to kill the other..forgot his name. But mabey he learned from that. Cuz the other guy made it seem like he went out another time and tried killing someone else. But yes both situations are horrible and he should be in prison then. Because I think it should be an automatic death penalty trying to kill someone so special like the person he tried to do too.
@@grezz975 I’ll take my other comment down because now thinking about it. Some people don’t deserve a second chance. Especially a murderer.
He's fine and rehabilitated now
A second chance, use it well sir & don’t let naysayers bring you anywhere near what you felt before. You got this. (For anyone struggling)
Did you see the 2 people twitching on the ground? That shoulve been death penealty right there
Some ppl don’t change, but sum ppl rly do & go on to do gr8 things, a second chance is all we need
I understand what you’re saying but somethings can’t be changed.
2nd chance? He should have aimed true the first time...
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Forgiveness is a wonderful thing.
White privilege a wonderful thing.
@@ethanrobertson3008 racism is a wonderful thing
A wonderful thing is a few of my favorite things!
😈Hail, Satan!👿
Man Democrats love criminals 💯
Anyone can change, beg or work towards forgiveness, & try to be a much better person than they were.
I am certainly not a psychiatrist, but I have to say that everything he says seems perfectly sane to me.
Concur. As long as he stays on effective drugs and has supervision I’m not in the slightest worried about future actions of his
It's because he's on meds. It keeps him relatively normal.
He needs to have a state worker or somebody to come by once a day to make sure he takes his meds. He seems fine on the meds.
This man was functioning very well but he went to purchase a gun using a fake ID all the sudden he gets caught oh I have mental problems rather go to a hospital then to go to jail that's a nice scam
What makes you say he was functioning very well? What do you know about his functioning in the years before 1981?
He should of never be let out just for what he did to John Brady.
Anyone watching this after what happened to trump?
Same. Can’t believe it took almost 40 years for this to happen again let alone at all. Praying for Trump as of this moment although they say he’s OK 🙏
No
@@Coolcarting what do you mean no? He’s a human being at the end of the day 🤦♂️
@@urgedviper81isback47 What? The question was, "Anyone watching this after what happened to Trump." I am not watching this because of what happend to Trump, so my answer was "No". What are you talking about?
I think he should have spent the rest of his miserable life in Prison
Mr. Brady spent the rest of his life imprisoned
It's not about politics,this guy was privileged with a rich Family from Virginia and sentenced James Brady to a wheel chair for the rest of his life and to an early death.
That psycho should have rotted in prison.
It's a human thing,I'm a Democrat , it's not about politics!!!!!!
Obviously I don't think this applies to every crime but I think in this specific case, the fact that he served over 4 decades as a mental patient means he deserves a second chance at living some sort of life. 41 years is a long god damn time.
Yeah, I could understand if he shot Reagan for a political reason or if he was a hired killer, but a guy who decides "I want to impress an actress by shooting the incumbent President" (he didn't care if it was Reagan, Carter, or whomever) obviously has mental issues and can't be treated the same as, say, Lincoln being assassinated by a supporter of the Confederacy or McKinley being assassinated by an anarchist.
@@IsmailofeRegime that face doesn't exactly scream "threat to national security"
He did something about it and that’s all I care about. What’s done is done… not cool nor right but at least he took extra steps. Most people show no remorse ever nor even take steps to fix what can never be unbroken. Props.
@Ryan exactly 💯
he killed James brady
@Ryan I'm sure this has gave him hell mentally
Attempted murder Cant be fixed nor amended.
@@douche8980true
The fact that he thinks mental illness can be cured rather than controlled or that he's adequately paid his debt to society demonstrates how little he understands the gravity of what he did. He almost killed four people, severely disabling one of them. James Brady eventually died as a direct result of the injuries Hinkley inflicted that day.
He looks heavily medicated
Oh, yeah. He's sufficiently baked.
High as a Georgia Pine for sure
Zanex
Duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuude
I wonder why.....
I'm glad he was able to be helped, he obviously wasn't well. I really do feel, not so much for President Reagan but the others who were wounded - waking up one day, being shot and paralyzed for the rest of your life is a tremendous thing, for the victim and family.
You should feel for everyone involved including Reagan. Nobody deserves to be shot at. If you can’t see that then you deserve to be in the same mental institution that Hinckley spent 41 years in
Reagan got a bullet in his lung, what's wrong with you?
I understand that what he did was horrible, but I can't lie, it makes me happy to hear that he's changed. Happy for him :)
It is disgusting that this man was ever allowed to be back out amongst the public.
@@user-we3me3dg1y You people are crazy, you just want to hand out a life sentence to someone who isn’t the same man he was 40 years ago from a diagnosed mental condition he worked very hard to get treated. So much for the land of the free when people like you want to lock up everyone.
And please tell me how your degree from RUclips trumps all the advice of professionals who have treated him over the years and find him not to be a threat anymore.
@@hossainzakir4835 actions have consequences
@@camm8642 So 40 years essentially locked up in a mental hospital isn’t enough of a punishment?
@@hossainzakir4835man slap yo self, you sound stupid af
If we don't extend the possibility of redemption, then we're just looking for the enemy in man.
he killed a man
He should have killed two.
Lmfao they let this guy out on insanity 🤣 I love America
You must love America because you clearly do not understand English or you are too stupid to understand English. He spent 41 years in prison, he was released from prison due to time served and apparently you have not heard that only a few days ago they have created medicine that actually helps mentally ill people have completely normal lives (if you don´t comprehend that, try looking up on this in another new recent development called google to get rid of some of that stupid). You may be lacking the intelligence where you can only see the world and all events that take place only in black and white, that´s common for stupid people. Unfortunately the world is not all run in black and white (the only bad news i have for you is unfortunately they have not invented a pill to get rid of stupid or to make a simple mind smarter, for that I truly feel sorry for you).
Ridiculous
Not guilty by reason of insanity doesn’t mean you’re free, you’re locked in essentially a mental health jail
But Larry Hoover is still locked up
@@WagnerGroupGaming They don't have those anymore. I think the Reagen era got rid of mental institutions where you have to wear a straight jacket. This guy could be because of that reason.
Fucking hell RUclips it’s only been a day and you already recommending this?!😭
As horrible as the act that he committed was, it goes to show how badly the country dealt with mental health issues back then. Also gives some insight on how it still is now, based on how ignorant some of the questions presented in this interview were with no regard to mental health treatment. Borderline argumentative like she was trying to get a rise out of him to prove he still belongs in a cell.
I think this is being extremely cynical and uncharitable to the US. How many civilizations in history do you think would have tolerated someone trying to assassinate their leader and gave him a chance to rehabilitate and one day earn his freedom? What do you think would have happened to this man in modern day China? Medieval Europe? Imperial Japan? I get your point, but I think stepping back and gaining perspective would do you well. The modern world is not perfect, the US is not perfect. Treating the mentally ill is an ongoing battle, but we've come a long way and I'm impressed that this man is back in society after everything he's been through. I thought her questions were tough but fair.
These problems all can be solved when we believe and follow in Jesus Christ. When a person rejects God they are being influenced by the devil and we shoupnt be surprised at the things they do.
and call on me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor me.” Psalm 50:15
@@HebrewsTen14 now THAT's delusional.
At least he wasn't lobotomized like a lot of other people with mental health issues were just years prior.
I believe his repentance is genuine.
Tell that to James Brady
So wasn’t his attempts murders.
PFFFFT!!!
me too
They should have let Charles Manson go way back then.
I’m on the fence over whether it’s a good idea for Hinckley to do these interviews. The corporate media is very savage in tearing people apart for the sake of getting public approval. If I were Hinckley, I would lay low and not give interviews to anybody. I would also not be doing any “redemption concerts” either.
Yea I felt the same way. Instead of seeing him as a rehabilitated person, someone could taken advantage of him and have him take a postion on gun control instead of him just living his life at this point
Honestly I think he should just be able to share his story. He was a young man with undiagnosed and untreated mental health issues that committed a violent act. He spent 41 years getting the help he needed and can serve as an inspiration for other young men to get help
Absolutely disgusting, he should’ve never been released!
Sorry. This guy should be in prison for his crime for permanently hurting that press secretary.
Na
He was in custody for 40+ years?
whatabout other us presidents that are war criminals
Sadly, perhaps many people commenting here have no idea who Jim Brady was and how Hinckley destroyed this man's life.
@@kelseymathias3881 I get it, but are you saying that everyone that seriously injured someone needs to be in prison for LIFE?
The guy walked to the interview with his guitar and mentioned 'his music' and art at the end of the interview. I think he believed he was going to play some of his music during the interview. If that was the case, I'm glad they didn't show it. Society now just crosses its fingers hoping he takes his meds everyday.
arnt most us presidents war criiminals
Considering the far right militias we got roaming this country witj mental illness and AR-15's...we got bigger problems to worry about than a guy who managed to not kill anyone despite firing on a crowd form point blank range .
He was so close to being a hero
😅he actually was 😅
I don't like how calm the news anchor was when he said, "and there it is" the second Regan was shot.
The man is clearly heavily medicated. I doubt he is a threat.
Until he stops the meds. He said himself, I do take them even though I don’t need them. 😳
Most shooters I think are heavily medicated lol
Everyone deserves forgiveness except anyone who hurts a child or the weak.
Until tragedy strikes someone close to your heart
@@Bachelor_Gabe maybe it already has.
So those innocent men are by your logic pointless.
He should never get released
Can you see the difference between what happened here and what happened in Pennsylvania a few days ago?
No women in SS
My Mother was born on 2/5/1981 and to think she was nearly 2 weeks old when this happened is quite interesting
"I do not except his apology because I'm not a member of the Reagan family"
@Waking Up two hands hard at work, do more than a thousand clasped in prayer be the change you wanted, Even your GOD with a thousand names (Yahweh, yhwh, Jehovah, ect) states he only helps those who help themselves
This guy truly wants to get out and just do good things. I know it
No he doesn't, he tried to kill the president and ruined many lives. You cannot get a 2nd chance from that, that's like saying JFK and MLK assisnators should get a 2nd chance, NO.
He killed a man and of course when your an old person you stop caring about urges and desires. Thats common sense by natural law of decaying life, if youd had a youth fountain and used it on him right now, I can tell you he hasnt changed one bit.
@@sealofakatosh he killed james brady, prison was where he belongs
@@spideysensestimewasted3692 that was two years ago now & I tell ya what, I agree with you.
00:32 you can hear someone say motherf***** 😂😂
He's live most of his adult live in a psychiatric hospital...I think he more than atoned for what he did. It's good to see the system work towards improving those who have been incarcerated, but it's a shame that mental illness isn't taken more seriously in the US. This could have been avoided, this young man needed counseling and he didn't get it, so he acted out.
If you're mentally ill, you don't "atone". You cope with being mentally ill.
Counseling? That wouldn't have done anything. Like he said he needed medication kinda funny how our screwed up system let's a man have a CHOICE to take his psychotic meds as his victims are still being punished by his actions. Sickening!!
What about the guy who lived the rest of his live paralyzed?
4:54 It's striking that in the 40+ years since he committed the crime and with all the time in the world to contemplate its fallout, he hasn't bothered to find out and _commit_ to memory the names of ' _the other 2 victims_ ' .
i highly doubt he doesn't know their names. i think he just paraphrased to be brief.
That's a stretch. He probably just didn't feel the need to spell everything out for us.
What is their problem? There are people who actually murdered people who serve less time than that, and nobody makes a big deal of it. Also look at just how specific and insane his planed crime was, there is no evidence that he would be a threat to everyday citizens he is around at the grocery store.
He should never have been set free
Nope. I wouldn’t trust him ever again.
This is unbelievable. Why would they let this freak get out of jail. He almost killed a president, a cop, and a secret service agent.
Because Democrat.
And James Bradey got brain damage.
a shitty president the worst is Trump by a large margin.
@@superoldgamesaturday3277 shut up, gamer loser.
@@superoldgamesaturday3277 im not even going to put my time on your stupidity
Yeah he's definitely not free.. secret service gonna be following him, tapped into his home, phone, car, everything. He's never gonna be alone for the rest of his life
Naw
Just so happened to show up in my recommended
James Brady died because of complications of his paralyzing shot wounds, Hinckley shot the President and hit another secret service man, because of a crush on an actress, why would anyone believe he'll be able to take his meds?
Because he has been for 41 years clearly
Pretty sure your not his neighbor, clearly..
@@aprilosborn1886 pretty sure he said that, clearly