RIP Jim Brady

[RogueBeaver]

Died today at 73.

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

I was sad to hear this. While I disagreed with his views on gun control in general, the Brady Bill was a reasonable reform and I always admired his ardent lobbying on behalf of a cause that nobody can blame him for taking up.

[AkSaber]

Rest in peace Mr. Brady. Hope your pain is gone.

[TDAS04]

RIP.

[JerryArkansas]

Agree with him or not, he fought for a cause he thought was right and he spent his life doing it.  That's something everyone can and should respect.  RIP

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

Too soon, so RIP.

[NewYorkExpress]

RIP, to someone who experienced the effects of what he was fighting against, which is more than we can say about many of today's "crusaders".

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

I've always had tremendous respect for people like Brady who are able to take their tragedies and make something of it.  The human will is truly a powerful thing.

R.I.P.

[FDRfan1985]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/crime/james-bradys-death-ruled-homicide-by-dc-medical-examiner/2014/08/08/686de224-1f41-11e4-82f9-2cd6fa8da5c4_story.html

[H.E. VOLODYMYR ZELENKSYY]

Huh. Will Hinckley get extra punishment now?

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/crime/james-bradys-death-ruled-homicide-by-dc-medical-examiner/2014/08/08/686de224-1f41-11e4-82f9-2cd6fa8da5c4_story.html

This is a bit overkill, is it not?

[MaxQue]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/crime/james-bradys-death-ruled-homicide-by-dc-medical-examiner/2014/08/08/686de224-1f41-11e4-82f9-2cd6fa8da5c4_story.html

This is a bit overkill, is it not?

If you attack who fall in coma and dies a few months later, you will be charged for killing him. That's the same thing here, except than it's 33 years later.

Perhaps a limit should be put somewhere, but when and under which rationale? Would families consider that as miscarriage of justice?

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

Many jurisdictions have a 'year and a day rule' for things like this. I don't know if Virginia is one of them.

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/crime/james-bradys-death-ruled-homicide-by-dc-medical-examiner/2014/08/08/686de224-1f41-11e4-82f9-2cd6fa8da5c4_story.html

This is a bit overkill, is it not?

If you attack who fall in coma and dies a few months later, you will be charged for killing him. That's the same thing here, except than it's 33 years later.

Perhaps a limit should be put somewhere, but when and under which rationale? Would families consider that as miscarriage of justice?

I definitely can sympathize with the Brady family, but I think it's a stretch to compare somebody put into a permanent coma and someone who survived and went on to be a vocal political activist. Brady survived. He lived for 33 years. A charge of attempted murder is generally more in line with what happened.

Regardless, the law is the law. If keeping Hinckley (who lives with his mother part time and is far from on permanent lockdown IIRC) in the hospital or in prison is justice in the eyes of a jury, than may justice be done. I hope this case inspires legislatures across the country to review these laws.

[DrScholl]

Considering that there is no statute of limitations on murder and that Brady's injuries sustained from the shooting have been determined to have caused his death, a murder charge is fair.

[Sol]

Considering that there is no statute of limitations on murder and that Brady's injuries sustained from the shooting have been determined to have caused his death, a murder charge is fair.

Honestly though, Hinckley was pretty clearly mentally disturbed, not responsible for his actions, etc.

[Silent Hunter]

Considering that there is no statute of limitations on murder and that Brady's injuries sustained from the shooting have been determined to have caused his death, a murder charge is fair.

Was Hinckley ever charged over Brady's shooting in 1981?

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

Considering that there is no statute of limitations on murder and that Brady's injuries sustained from the shooting have been determined to have caused his death, a murder charge is fair.

It's not. Brady lived. He survived for 33 years. A murder means your life was cut short. Brady's life may have been hampered by the wounds he suffered, but at the end of the day the man survived the attack.

[MaxQue]

Considering that there is no statute of limitations on murder and that Brady's injuries sustained from the shooting have been determined to have caused his death, a murder charge is fair.

It's not. Brady lived. He survived for 33 years. A murder means your life was cut short. Brady's life may have been hampered by the wounds he suffered, but at the end of the day the man survived the attack.

Doctors seem to imply he died because he was shot. So, if he had not been shot, he would have lived more time. Perhaps 43 years instead of 33.

[Snowstalker Mk. II]

[MATTROSE94]

RIP, to someone who experienced the effects of what he was fighting against, which is more than we can say about many of today's "crusaders".

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

Update: His wife Sarah Brady passed away today .

[TDAS04]

Update: His wife Sarah Brady passed away today .

RIP