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[–][deleted] 15 insightful - 3 fun15 insightful - 2 fun16 insightful - 3 fun -  (5 children)

Apparently Fields was caught on video circling the counter protesters before deciding to speed up and ram them, his defense of being afraid for his life didn't hold up too well in light of that.

Richard Rojas was found not guilty, which is fucked up, but he doesn't get to go home. He will be involuntarily committed to a psychiatric institution, the term of which is indefinite.

Personally I'm not sure I'd prefer to be drugged up without consent over jail, although there is a chance Rojas will be found to no longer be a danger and released.

[–]Dr_Bukkake 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

Hinkley was eventually from a psychiatric institution and he tried to kill a president.

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

Yeah, like the other week. Although Hinkley actually hadn't been locked up in a while, he was on supervised release for years, they just ended the supervision part. 40 years for shooting the President with a .22 doesn't seem unjust to me.

[–]Dr_Bukkake 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Point being is this guy will likely do less time.

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