Freedom Is Too Good for Hinckley

It has been 30 years since John W Hinckley Jr stood outside the Washington Hilton Hotel on a gray, misty day and tried to kill the Pres Ronald Reagan with a .22 caliber that he had loaded with six Devastator bullets, designed to explode on impact. There are times when the American legal system works...

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Published in:Time (Chicago, Ill.) Ill.), 2011-04, Vol.177 (13), p.1
Main Author: Davis, Patti
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Assassinations & assassination attempts
Freedoms
Hinckley, John W Jr
Judicial process
Public officials
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Summary:It has been 30 years since John W Hinckley Jr stood outside the Washington Hilton Hotel on a gray, misty day and tried to kill the Pres Ronald Reagan with a .22 caliber that he had loaded with six Devastator bullets, designed to explode on impact. There are times when the American legal system works brilliantly. There are times when it fails. The story of Hinckley should always include this: As far as the victims are concerned, he beat the legal system.
ISSN:0040-781X
2169-1665