On this date in 1981, a pathetic loser named John Hinckley, Jr. made a play for the attention of actress Jodie Foster by attempting to assassinate President Ronald Reagan. President Reagan and three others were wounded in the attempt. Hinckley, who wound up buried under a mountain of Secret Service agents and cops, was arrested at the scene. He was later found not guilty by reason of insanity. He was confined to St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Washington, DC, and is now allowed out to visit his mommy a dozen times a year. Still no date with Jodie Foster, though. Keep the faith, Johnny, she'll be stopping by any day now.
Further reading:
The Trial of John Hinckley
Wikipedia - Reagan assassination attempt
6 comments:
He got lucky, the bastich.
Aggie,
Very lucky. He could've wound up like some other famous characters like Booth, Zangara, and Oswald.
I bet she'll stop by the day she decides she's heterosexual.
Carmen,
No doubt. A guy like Hinckley must be irresistible to hetero gals everywhere. :)
John D.:
After what I heard about HOW Hinckley is doing these days, it damn near made me SICK!
(somehow issuing a DRIVER'S LICENSE to him is not MY "first choice": iof things he would receive, but I'm SO damn old-fashioned)
Tell me the justice system is NOT broken, 'cause I'm seeing a LOT of the opposite these days.
And I hope Jodie brings along that KAHR 9 she used (quite well) in that movie THE BRAVE ONE...
(talk about "urban-renewal")
Good post.
Stay safe.
Bob,
I haven't seen THE BRAVE ONE yet, but it sounds like something I need to check out.
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