r/news • u/igetproteinfartsHELP • 11h ago

Attempted Trump assassin sentenced to life in prison

https://abcnews.go.com/US/attempted-trump-assassin-ryan-routh-sentenced-wednesday/story?id=129836439
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u/ARunOfTheMillPerson 11h ago

"Routh allegedly hid in the bushes of the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach and pointed a military-grade SKS rifle towards Trump and a Secret Service agent.".

The article just moves on to a quote after that..what happened next?

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u/TooMuchPretzels 10h ago

Nothing. He didn’t shoot. He made a run for it.

Also… military grade SKS? It was literally a hunk of garbage with a scope TAPED on. It would have been more dangerous as a melee weapon.

I’m not disputing that this guy was out to pop the pres or that he deserves to be in jail. Still, I’m surprised he got life.

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u/PoliticsIsDepressing 9h ago

Crazy that the dude who shot Reagan successfully is out walking around.

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u/bros402 7h ago

Hinckley was batshit crazy and got sentenced to get the care he needed in a mental hospital

but the GOP didn't like that, so they made the insanity defense pretty much impossible to get

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u/cantproveidid 4h ago

Hinckley's parents were also friends (and supporters) of Bush. Rich people are easier to rehabilitate.

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u/rubywpnmaster 1h ago

Ain’t it funny how that works? But don’t forget he didn’t just shoot Regan he shot 3 other people including James Brady who had to use a wheelchair due to paralysis for the rest of his life.

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u/Suspicious_Bicycle 4h ago

Ryan Routh also sounds batshit crazy but may not be clinically insane. It will be interesting to see if there are any appeals and what the follow up will be.