I understand why columnist Garry Wills is angry that JohnHinckley shot the president (April 20). As he wrote, attempting toassassinate a public figure represents an attack on civilized societyitself.
But I'm astonished that Mr. Wills fails to grasp and acknowledgethe vast difference between verdicts of guilty and not guilty byreason of insanity.
In America people are forced to be responsible for their actionsbecause we believe actions result from an exercise of free choice.If a person chooses in his freedom to act in an unacceptable way hemust suffer the consequences. This fundamental rule, …
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