John Hinckley can move out of his mother's house, judge rules
Source: CNN
By Ralph Ellis, Janet DiGiacomo and Rashard Rose, CNN
Updated 6:32 AM ET, Sat November 17, 2018
(CNN) - John Hinckley, the man who tried to kill President Ronald Reagan in 1981, can move out of his mother's house and live independently or with roommates or a family member, according to a court ruling issued Friday.
Hinckley, 63, has been living with his mother in Williamsburg, Virginia, since being released from St. Elizabeth's psychiatric hospital in Washington, DC, in September 2016. The 14-page ruling by US District Judge Paul L. Friedman has many stipulations.
Hinckley must live with a 75-mile radius of Williamsburg and maintain bimonthly contact with his doctors while continuing group and individual therapy sessions, including music therapy. He and members of his family are prohibited from talking to the media, according to the court document.
He can drive within a 75-mile mile radius of Williamsburg. No tracking device will be installed on the vehicles, but he must carry a GPS-enabled cell phone when he's away from his residence, the court order said.
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"Bimonthly" is one of those ambiguous and imprecise words that has TWO meanings. As a result, the reader must rely on its surrounding context to flesh-out whether it means twice a month, or whether it means once every other month. In this case (unless I overlooked it) there is no other contextual clues within the body of the article. That's what I was looking for.
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/bimonthly
[bahy-muhnth-lee]
adjective
1) occurring every two months.
2) occurring twice a month; semimonthly.
I mean, she's got to be in her 80's, right? He could have left any time he wanted, so this guy could be incapable of making plans on his own. A mentally ill person can lack the ability to plan anything but they could still be dangerous to themselves or someone else.
As I see it, one of the dangers is when demented people interact with "normal" people, and they have no idea that something is wrong. I see this behavior with my own sister and I need to constantly remind people that she isn't playing with a full deck. They try to give her the benefit of the doubt, because they don't want to be rude.
A lot of Americans don't know who John Hinckley is, or what he looks like. Once he's out in public again, he'll surely interact with people who don't know anything about him. His mother or other family members won't be following him around and keeping tabs.
