'But they better be right because we cannot risk losing presidents to assassinations. That is a risk to democracy,' Tim McCarthy said.
"Some would say in a perfect world he should never come out, but that's not our system of justice. Our system of justice is rehabilitation," said former Secret Service agent Tim McCarthy.Orland ParkHinckley was found not guilty by reason of insanity. He has spent more than two decades in a Washington mental health facility.SUBSCRIBE TO FOX 32 CHICAGO ON YOUTUBEMcCarthy, who took a bullet to the abdomen that day, says he hopes the judge is making the right decision.
"The doctors providing his treatment – seems as everything has worked up to now. But they better be right because we cannot risk losing presidents to assassinations. That is a risk to democracy," McCarthy said.At Wednesday’s hearing, the judge said Hinckley has not shown signs of active mental illness in decades.All the news you need to know, every day
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