The man who tried to assassinate President Reagan speaks about his remorse | Nightline
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- John Hinckley Jr., who shot President Ronald Reagan in 1981 in an assassination attempt, speaks about his remorse, gun laws and the more than 30 years he’s spent in a psychiatric institution.
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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.
Ur such a p*ssy tbh. Wild animals are more of a threat to your life then this guy.
he really doesnt look that attractive.
He saw the movie Taxi Driver and said, "Literally me."
And yet he looks nothing like him lol
Are you talking to me?
@@user-vd2ff6gz6xwhat 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
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.
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.
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
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.
@@jefferyepstein9210 real in place of fiction?
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.
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
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
Our tax dollars pay for him to be watched by government agencies -- I'm tired of paying for the mistakes of white men.
@@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!🍷
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?
Watching the speed in which the Secret Service agents reacted back then - amazing and impressive!
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.
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.
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 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 :)
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.
plus reagan sux
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 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 CZcams....
I hear ya. I was a kid and remember it and I would of never thought he’d be free.
@@cb.1212 Yea, you’re right..Derek needs to serve more time. Devils like him don’t change .
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?
I'll never forget watching that horrific event on TV. To me, the testimony from Dr. Park Elliott Dietz was very compelling. I'd love to hear what he thinks about Hinckley's release. I hope I'm wrong in thinking Hinckley never stopped being manipulative.
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.
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
Exactly in cali people lock up for something petty for life. You try to kill the President and out of prison unbelievable
Amen.
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.
A black man would’ve never received such privilege and that’s what angers me here the most. I wish the best for John.
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.
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
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
This man has changed through his life & is now living a better life & realizing what he tried to do was wrong very wrong & besides we all have to forgive ourselves of what we do the worst.
I think this man showing genuine remose and ability to change and if he lives oyt the rest of his life it will prove to people that people can change
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 truly believe him. I really hope he finds healing and moves forward.
Nah
@@SaiputeraYeah
U are a horrible person rethink ur thoughts
Nah, put him out to “pasture”
You are gullible
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.
My office was on the 2nd floor of that building overlooking the site. Wasn't at my desk when it happened though. I was on the elevator returning from a smoke break on the Connecticut Ave. side....that street crossing behind them.
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
@@whydidtheballooneatthefox282 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
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.
As a former mental health counselor for level 3 psychiatric inmates, I have reservations about how much “freedom” he should have. Compliance with meds is a huge concern as it is with any individual suffering from mental illness .Those of us who were alive and remember that fateful day are likely more hesitant to buy into his claims that he is no longer a threat, but society as a whole is more forgiving and tolerant than we were back then.
Has he served enough time for the crimes he committed….I think he probably has, but is he cured/no longer dangerous …absolutely nothing can convince me of that. His blank affect tells me that he’s heavily medicated and again, anyone that has dealt with mentally unwell people know that non-compliance can be disastrous.
Great analysis
The only good take in the comments lol. I don't know why people are acting like this is about "paying his debt" or whatever. The only question that matters is whether this guy is likely to be dangerous again or not.
@@meijiishin5650 Exactly!!!
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.
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 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.
Wonder how many times the staff beat him up in the hospital.... I can't imagine what they do to someone who tries this.
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.
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.
He giving back through his art. I wonder how much a Hinckley goes for these days? I might buy one.
41 years for attempted murder? Seems a bit extreme to me, especially since it was against Reagan.
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.
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
I totally understand & have sympathy for him. Yes, he made mistakes. He has been treated for his illnesses. If someone wants to really go through therapy & counseling, I applaud his efforts. I do agree with him about being better after it's done. It takes time & dedication to change a life & work through his issues. I can see that he is remorseful, & is doing different things to be a part of society. The arresting officer needs to forgive him, it's been 41 years.
I bet you wouldn't feel that way if it were you or a family member who was parallelized permanently with brain damage...
@@Alex24357 How do you bet that? A lot of societies have a culture of forgiveness. One of the reasons the US is in such trouble is because of this endless mentality of hate and revenge. Most countries don't even have actual life sentences for something like this. After decades people are allowed back into society, if they show they have changed. The guy was clearly mentally insane. Every expert said so at the time, and he ended up serving 40 years. What more do you want? An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind.
I'm fine with him being released after 41 years of working through his mental illness to be trusted by the BOP for release.
With that said...he now has a CZcams channel that already has 30K subscribers and a video w/ 300K views. Only requires 1K subs + 4K watch hours to get monetized. Nobody would know who he is if it weren't for his heinous actions...so I do believe that money should go to Brady's family.
It’s comforting reading the comments of people wishing him well…. Sometimes people make awful mistakes but they can learn and grow to be better people from those mistakes. It’s not all just black and white. I wish him the best of luck as well as many others trying to be better than they were.
Yes I’ll take what the f is vaggie smoking for $500 Alex
How comforting is it that you people are mentally unstable and should be kenneled?
Because people don't care too much about reagan who was portrayed as much better than he really was. California used to be an open carry state that ended when Regan was governor when the black panthers started open carrying.
Tell that to the guy he paralysed
He looks heavily medicated
Oh, yeah. He's sufficiently baked.
High as a Georgia Pine for sure
Zanex
Duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuude
I wonder why.....
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.
An antipsychotic drug doesnt treat 5 personality disorders
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.
CZcams censors any remotely negative comment. You’re just not seeing them. CZcams comments don’t reflect public opinion accurately.
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
Makes me angry he can still go after Jodie Foster though.
Poor Jodie has to live with this everyday.
And he did kill James Brady as he died decades later from complications due to his lifechanging injuries.
People should give this good guy a break. I can feel and see his honesty. He is not dangerous to anyone.
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
this guy is based af
No he’s not. You don’t even know what that word means.
🗣🗣🗣🗣🔥🔥🔥🔥
5:31 The camera flash makes it look like the Secret Service agent fired his Uzi in the air.
I think forgiveness is important. Especially considering his mental disorders. However, we can’t force anyone to forgive him. I hope he continues to stick with his treatment as he has for 41 years and I hope he has the opportunity to impact his community in a positive way.
I wish him well, and hope his life is one of happiness and contentment. He appears genuine.
He has youtube channel now
We all need forgiveness for one reason or another in this life.
I think it's important for a part of the society to come forward in help of the mentally debilitated people. Society have alienated them too much, they need the help of samaritans. If samaritans are not called upon more today, then which day will they be of the greatest benefit to mankind?? Most of us would have been in a similar position, had we been mentally degenerated. Humanity, it's time to show our humane side...Peace
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.
"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.
"Even though I don't need them I take the meds" this statement is very concerning.
He said “even though he doesn’t have to take them, he still does”
Which means he takes them for extra measure and caution.
@@Professorrob2k24 I understood what was meant by it - you can't STOP taking meds with this illness I'm sorry. Especially in HIS condition with HIS past. Saying "Even though I don't need them" is delusional..
Dear Sir,
Jodie Foster was never interested in you. Or any man, for that matter.
Oh my God why is anyone bothering interviewing this criminal. He caused so much pain and heartache. Poor Jim Brady became disabled due to him. This is absolutely ridiculous to show him any attention.
Well he didn't exactly shoot JFK so I wouldn't be so adamant about holding a grudge for a few decades.
So there is no room for forgiveness in your heart at all? SO no one should forgive you either for things of your past ?
He isn’t a criminal. Found not guilty.
I was thinking the same thing, so now he's an celebrity? Couldn't care less go away
Had he been successful, he would have down the country a huge favor
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.
I can’t abide and don’t appreciate these kinds of interviews. It’s like playing the devils advocate, which surely leaves the wrong impression on possible unhinged people
Hinckley’s brother canceled an oil business meeting with Neil Bush scheduled for later that week in April 1981. Neil, the son of Vice President George HW Bush, to clarify.
John Hinckley’s father was one of the first to contribute to George W Bush’s political career in the 1970s in Texas.
One of the most under reported stories in American history.
Thanks patriot American!!!
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.
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...
@@StreetHierarchy BEST COMMENT 😂😂😂😂
James Brady and his family suffered a huge loss!!!
Could've been an American hero.
I salute your sir.
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 💯
This is a difficult thing that can't be generalized and can only be taken by a case by case basis. I believe you can see in this video how he continues to suffer cognitively or mentally in some way. But I do believe that medication saves lives and had he been medicated as a young man, who knows. It is not up to anyone else but the victims to forgive, and forgiveness translates differently from person to person. His statement on guns is intriguing
This man can give us serious insight into why this "mass shooting hysteria" is happening today. This mans motive was something no sane person would have imagined. Making a case that sane people almost cannot anticipate or assume the actions of a person who is severely mentally ill.
Ridiculous!!! Throw the key away. Think of those men permanently injured for life. Sickening
The man who refused to accept his apology has clearly no understanding of what he's been through. 40+ years in a mental hospital, being a guinea pig for hundreds of different drugs, in isolation. As other comments have said, he was sick, and he truly was, but he's learned to manage it. You cannot say you believe in rehabilitation when you see a sincere case of rehabilitation and look down on it.
I actually feel with this man. I'm not religious, but God bless him.
God bless an attempted murderer? Good ol white tears
Whatever. He should have gotten the gallows
@@6j6666 Why?
@@lemuelheath3761 why not ?
@@6j6666 definitely. He's not rehabilitated
What a champ. As someone who has suffered from mental health and addiction issues my whole life, I can see that he has turned his life around and is trying his hardest to be the best version of himself he can be, like all of us who suffer with mental health issues. I wish nothing but the best for him. And the fact, like many of us, that he uses music to help cope, I can only take my hat off to him.. Keep rockin, John! 🎸
But what if it was your family member?
@@Midnight_Ruby if my family member was in a position where that kind of thing happens, i would totally understand.. it comes with the job, hence the secret service.. John even admits that he was a dangerous person back then.. there wasnt services to help the mentally ill back then, not like we have today, and sadly he acted upon his sick fantasy and even called it "his suicide mission".. He has clearly been rehabilitated, so give the guy another chance.. I can turn it back around to you and say, what if John was one of your family members?
@@Midnight_Ruby what do you mean? If a family member had mental illness?
@@spikey3766 no what if it was your family member shot at by this man? You wouldn't consider him this much of a champ I don't think
@@Midnight_Ruby I often hear people make this argument. What if it was your family member that was attacked or harmed? The problem with that question or argument is that it’s an appeal to our emotions. Sometimes, our emotions is not the best way to implement legislation or make policy, or to fix problems. Looking at statistics might be better than our emotions. Honestly, I get it right. Somebody touched your loved one, your ready to throw down. That’s understandable. It’s completely normal to have those thoughts. However, there are many examples in this country where we focus on emotions, albeit rational, over statistics.
People can change. I am all for a redemption story. We need more of it.
free this man. Hes done his time. Reagan lived a full age.
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
My Mother was born on 2/5/1981 and to think she was nearly 2 weeks old when this happened is quite interesting
Come to Glasgoooooooow!
I usually feel a certain way about people who either kill or try to kill other people but to be honest, seeing this guy completely rehabilitated like this makes me feel like he deserves forgiveness and another chance, but I just feel so bad for that Brady guy for what happened to him. I hope one day Medical Science can figure out how to repair brain damage so no one gets left like this for the rest of their life.
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"
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.
I feel bad for this dude🤷🏻♂️you can tell just by watching him speak he has some mental issues. In another interview he told reporters he lives alone with his cat who is his best friend. That's so sad bro😭😅
I still think it was Jodi Foster's fault.
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
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.
Thanks for letting us know hes in Williamsburg VA...
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 .
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
41 years is a long time. I suppose many people would rather see him rot and die incarcerated, however, he was a sick man and his judgement was clouded by his mental illness when he committed the shooting. There is a very long tradition in the law that madness and the mad are not criminally culpable they are ill. And it is easy to forget than the vast majority of mentally ill people are never violent, but are rather more likely to be the victims of violence rather than commit violence.
But Larry Hoover is still locked up
I am a opened minded person, I will watch this to the end. So fascinating! I will never forget the day...I am still filled with anger! The animal that carried out that horrific crime is not the same person now...truly. I am glad for his transformation, truly. I want to like him, and help him...he seems very apologetic. But I can not get passed the damage he inflicted James Brady.
Girl…. He almost did us a favor
I believe the limo carrying secret service agent Brady, who had been shot trying to protect Reagan, arrived at the hospital before Reagan did. I was told there was literally a fistfight in Reagan's limo between Reagan's people and Bush's people over which hospital they were going to take Reagan to. Bush's people demanded Bethesda, even though it was much further away than Washington General. When the limo finally arrived, they asked the driver what took him so long, and his response was "I got lost". Also keep in mind that the secret service 'diamond pattern' of surrounding/escorting a walking president was not done, and the limo was parked up the hill, many feet away from where the president left the building, which is also against SS protocol. If Reagan had gone to Bethesda, they probably had a friendly doctor in place there who would have made sure Reagan left in a body bag. A Reagan biographer also made casual mention that Reagan secretly carried a handgun on his person the entire time he was president after he got back to work. That writer said that he later ran into Bush at an event (after his book was published), and Bush actually asked him how he found that information out. His impression was that Bush was unaware of that. Reagan knew what had happened. Some people believe Reagan was also shot in the heart with a device during the limo ride, a needle/pin looking thing was found in the X-ray that's not consistent with a fractured bullet.
The news reporter completely drilled him unfairly. And anti psychotic meds are not as crazy as anyone thinks. Lots of people are on them. They're not just for literally completely nuts people. These meds also help people who have racing and intrusive thoughts and self harming behavior and are anti depressants and mood stabilizers themselves.
he almost killed 4 people and ruined another mans entire life by paralyzing him, and youre worried about him getting drilled in an interview? STFU
Ya they put people on seraquil all the time for sleep that’s a antipsychotic
I take Seroquel for sleep and I took Trazidone as well. Yes I suffer from clinical depression, insomnia, & anger issues, but not psychotic🤔
Well John Hinkley is delusional and a schizophrenic. So, in his case he is nuts. If I were Jodie Foster, I'd sleep with one eye open.
@@mikeyerian2562 delusions and schizophrenia do not automatically mean violence. There are so many people who deal with that stuff who are not locked up and they do okay.
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