Why should anyone expect anything rational to come out of the Obama regime? Even the M.E. is infected with Proglibitis (expecting things to be true because you want them to be true).

I think the legal term for this must be bullsh$t.

we really need to use our court system for this? what nonsense. gun control anyone?

Wouldn't it make more sense for the idiot feds to go for the greater charge of assassination of President Reagan?
He died only 23 years after being shot, and he was the target of the shooter.

Fivedollargold wonders what Hinckley's reaction was when Jodie Foster announced she is gay.

Law of unintended consequences. Now any idiot with a grudge for harm done to him three decades ago can plead self-defense when he attacks his attacker.

It's like logic has flown out the window...

If they tried Hinkley again, would that be double jeopardy? He was already acquitted for being insane.

So if we use this ME's line of thinking we should be able to flood the court system with new cases. Anyone who has ever had a head injury will be able to claim wrongfully death even if they don't die until 30 years later. Where did this ME leave their brain?

Of course. He died by lead poisoning. That can sometimes take decades, right?

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It takes you 33 years to decide just what crime was committed. Dumb dumb dumb dumb

I'm reminded of a 2005 film, "Fracture", in which a man attempts to murder his wife to "speed up his inheritance". He succeeds in reducing her to a "persistent vegetative state", on complete life support. The film deals with his efforts to 1: fight an attempted murder charge and 2: gain Power Of Attorney to "pull the plug". He succeeds in both, only to find that once his wife is dead, he is charged with murder.

I believe there is some precedent for this sort of situation. Certainly veterans who die as the result of injuries received in combat, even decades later, are regarded as casualties of war. I cannot imagine criminal charges stemming from James Brady's death succeeding. But did John Hinckley contribute to his death? Certainly.

I was shocked to learn about the connections between the Bush and Hinckley families. It seems to be factual, from what I've read, and the big question is why the media didn't look into it more. http://www.tomflocco.com/fs/HinckleyAndB...