Ronald Reagan and James Brady

John Hinckley Jr.is being released from the mental hospital that has been his home since 1981.  The professionals have determined that he is no longer a threat to himself or others.

Do you remember March 30, 1981? 

I was 21 years old, a college student, enjoying an internship in the New York State Assembly. I learned a lot about politics and the political process that semester.

And on that cold March day, I learned fear...

Hinckley did it to impress actress Jodie  Foster. 

He was obsessed with the movie Taxi Driver, in which Foster appeared, where the main character plots to kill a presidential candidate.

Words matter.

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