TN - 4 dead, several injured at Waffle House, Nashville, Apr 2018 *Guilty*

[SeesSeas]

If he were found insane, what type of incarceration were they referring to? Would he have been eligible for parole? Would a doctor have been able to authorize his release by stating "he's taking his medication now, he will be ok"? Apologies in advance because I didn't follow this part of his story.

If Travis had been found NGRI (insane), he would have been involuntarily committed to a mental health facility / psychiatric hospital, as was John Hinckley, Jr. four decades ago.

John Hinckley to be 'unconditionally released' 40 years after Reagan assassination attempt
September 27, 2021
John Hinckley Jr., the man who tried to assassinate President Ronald Reagan 40 years ago, is set to be “unconditionally released” after reaching an agreement with federal prosecutors.
He spent 35 years in the psych hospital after being found not guilty by reason of insanity of trying to assassinate Reagan in 1981.

 

[SeesSeas]

Here's a copy of a drawing he made while in prison, celebrating the murders. Appalling. No remorse, even after being incarcerated and medicated. Mental illness didn't cause him to do this. He's also a violent racist pig. JMO

Other examples of him knowing his actions were wrong and that he was aware of what he was doing:
Reloading his weapon during the shooting
Escaping the crime scene when LE was called
Continuing to hide and evade LE after the murders

https://www.newschannel5.com/news/s...-shooting-show-reinking-knew-right-from-wrong

He might have been severely mentally ill, but he knew right from wrong.

2010 Tennessee Code :: Title 39 - Criminal Offenses :: Chapter 11 - General Provisions :: :: Part 5 - General Defenses :: :: 39-11-501 - Insanity.

Being unable to appreciate the nature or wrongfulness of a crime means doing things like NOT leaving the scene of the crime when LE arrives.

Serious mental health crisis in our country and there are no easy answers!
I watched most of the trial.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoW1SIeAWaWYnoY7ZIAds4-K98DUvSHYX
Travis Reinking Hearings & Trial

Travis was not portrayed as a "violent racist pig".
Re: "drawing he made while in prison, celebrating the murders"
There wasn't any evidence that the drawing(s) were "celebrating the murders". The racial slur [comment bubble on drawing] was not said by Travis; it was stated by "a patron inside using a racial slur", and testimony supported this.
Also, forensic psychologist Isen appears to be AA and Travis exhibited a strong fondness of her.

Re: 'knew right from wrong'.
Best explained by the fact that prosecution did not call any rebuttal witnesses after two experts testified he did NOT understand that his actions were wrong

IMO, it's just pure ignorance on the part of the jury. The experts said he was mentally ill at the time, yet the jury went along with the prosecution. The prosecution didn't even call an expert, no doubt because they could not find one who would say he was sane.

Sides debate whether Travis Reinking appreciated the wrongfulness of his actions
The jurors were instructed that they were only to consider the video as an example of one of the materials that Dr. Mary Elizabeth Wood had used to form her opinion that Reinking had schizophrenia and didn’t understand the wrongfulness of his conduct.

Another doctor, Rena Isen from Middle Tennessee Mental Health Institute, was questioned for much of the day. Isen held the same opinion as Wood that Reinking had schizophrenia and didn’t understand the wrongfulness of his conduct. Reinking stayed at MTMHI for several weeks in 2018.
[...]
Isen’s evidence revealed that Reinking thought he had two wives, one of whom was a shapeshifter and had inhabited Isen’s body.
[...]
The state asked how these statements and the fact that Reinking said his acts seemed “evil” showed he didn’t understand wrongfulness. Isen said she thought about it like a soldier who was following orders that they may not like.

She also said in her opinion Reinking was acting in self-defense. She also said he understands the concept of wrongfulness but not that his actions were wrong.

Video: Waffle House shooter believed people tormenting him
Video: Waffle House shooter believed people tormenting him
Asked if that wasn't an indication that Reinking knew what he was doing was wrong, Middle Tennessee Mental Health Institute psychologist Rena Isen said no. She said Reiking's actions could be understood like that of someone in combat who is ordered to kill. That person might feel sick about it while still not believing it is wrong.

On Thursday, prosecutors presented as a final piece of evidence two styrofoam food trays from the Nashville jail. Reinking had drawn on them in April 2019, about a year after the shooting. Both drawings show stick figures that appear to depict him shooting people outside the Waffle House. One of the drawings has a spaceship with aliens above the restaurant. Both show a patron inside using a racial slur. Reinking is white and his victims were Black and Hispanic.

 

[Betty P]

Serious mental health crisis in our country and there are no easy answers!
I watched most of the trial.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoW1SIeAWaWYnoY7ZIAds4-K98DUvSHYX
Travis Reinking Hearings & Trial

Travis was not portrayed as a "violent racist pig".
Re: "drawing he made while in prison, celebrating the murders"
There wasn't any evidence that the drawing(s) were "celebrating the murders". The racial slur [comment bubble on drawing] was not said by Travis; it was stated by "a patron inside using a racial slur", and testimony supported this.
Also, forensic psychologist Isen appears to be AA and Travis exhibited a strong fondness of her.

Re: 'knew right from wrong'.
Best explained by the fact that prosecution did not call any rebuttal witnesses after two experts testified he did NOT understand that his actions were wrong


Sides debate whether Travis Reinking appreciated the wrongfulness of his actions
The jurors were instructed that they were only to consider the video as an example of one of the materials that Dr. Mary Elizabeth Wood had used to form her opinion that Reinking had schizophrenia and didn’t understand the wrongfulness of his conduct.

Another doctor, Rena Isen from Middle Tennessee Mental Health Institute, was questioned for much of the day. Isen held the same opinion as Wood that Reinking had schizophrenia and didn’t understand the wrongfulness of his conduct. Reinking stayed at MTMHI for several weeks in 2018.
[...]
Isen’s evidence revealed that Reinking thought he had two wives, one of whom was a shapeshifter and had inhabited Isen’s body.
[...]
The state asked how these statements and the fact that Reinking said his acts seemed “evil” showed he didn’t understand wrongfulness. Isen said she thought about it like a soldier who was following orders that they may not like.

She also said in her opinion Reinking was acting in self-defense. She also said he understands the concept of wrongfulness but not that his actions were wrong.

Video: Waffle House shooter believed people tormenting him
Video: Waffle House shooter believed people tormenting him
Asked if that wasn't an indication that Reinking knew what he was doing was wrong, Middle Tennessee Mental Health Institute psychologist Rena Isen said no. She said Reiking's actions could be understood like that of someone in combat who is ordered to kill. That person might feel sick about it while still not believing it is wrong.

On Thursday, prosecutors presented as a final piece of evidence two styrofoam food trays from the Nashville jail. Reinking had drawn on them in April 2019, about a year after the shooting. Both drawings show stick figures that appear to depict him shooting people outside the Waffle House. One of the drawings has a spaceship with aliens above the restaurant. Both show a patron inside using a racial slur. Reinking is white and his victims were Black and Hispanic.

It's ok, we can agree to disagree.
Travis was seriously mentally ill, but he knew what he was doing was wrong, whether or not he believed it was in "self-defense".

We need to put the safety of the community first and foremost. Travis is a danger to the public and highly likely to commit similar acts of violence if he's released on parole. He always has the right to appeal.

Perhaps the state of Tennessee (and others) should consider levying a tax on the purchase of guns and ammunition to fund better facilities for mentally ill violent offenders. Places where they can be kept from society, but still live productive lives. It's something positive that can come from all this.

 

[Gardenista]

Here's a copy of a drawing he made while in prison, celebrating the murders. Appalling. No remorse, even after being incarcerated and medicated. Mental illness didn't cause him to do this. He's also a violent racist pig. JMO

Other examples of him knowing his actions were wrong and that he was aware of what he was doing:

Reloading his weapon during the shooting
Escaping the crime scene when LE was called
Continuing to hide and evade LE after the murders


https://www.newschannel5.com/news/s...-shooting-show-reinking-knew-right-from-wrong

He might have been severely mentally ill, but he knew right from wrong.

2010 Tennessee Code :: Title 39 - Criminal Offenses :: Chapter 11 - General Provisions :: :: Part 5 - General Defenses :: :: 39-11-501 - Insanity.



Being unable to appreciate the nature or wrongfulness of a crime means doing things like NOT leaving the scene of the crime when LE arrives.

There was never any evidence to show he was racist. The guy who took the gun from him committed perjury on the stand saying Travis said the N word during the attack when evidence showed this to be untrue. Not to mention his best friend is his 13 year old brother, who is black.

 

[JerseyGirl]

Jeffrey Reinking guilty of illegally giving weapons to Nashville Waffle House mass shooter

Jeffrey Reinking faces up to three years in prison for illegally giving his son, Travis, weapons used in 2018 Nashville Waffle House mass shooting.

www.tennessean.com

Jeffrey Reinking could also get probation when he is sentenced on June 17 on the charge of illegal delivery of a firearm to a person who had been treated for mental illness within the past five years.

 

[JerseyGirl]

Waffle House victims’ family members share impact statements at judge’s sentencing

The Waffle House shooter, Travis Reinking, was sentenced to 114 years in prison and will serve his sentences consecutively.

www.wsmv.com

 

[Betty P]

Had missed this. He was sentenced to serve 4 life sentences consecutively, without parole. That's approximately 114 years.

Travis Reinking sentenced to serve life sentences consecutively

Reinking will serve four life sentences for murdering four people and an additional 114 years for those he injured at a Waffle House in 2018.

www.wsmv.com

A reminder that this is a case of a seriously mentally ill young adult male whose father purchased a weapon of war for him, even though he was legally forbidden from owning weapons. An AR 15 type of semi-automatic rifle.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Five years after her son was killed tragically at the Waffle House in Antioch, Shaundelle Brooks speaks out more boldly about the need for gun legislation following The Covenant School shooting.

Friday afternoon, the session concluded without passing any gun legislation — something Brooks said did not surprise her.

"I'm disappointed. Not shocked. Right? Because they've been doing this. Like I said, my son was killed. They haven't done anything in five years. And here we are, another mass shooting," Brooks said.

Following the shooting at the Waffle House that killed DeEbony Groves, Joe Perez, Taurean Sanderlin, and Akilah Dasilva, and injured many others. The push for gun reform ignited in the Nashville community. It is a cause Brooks has dedicated much time to.

"We need to protect our children. You need to do what you need to do to make sure that our children are safe. We vote you in there, do your job," Brooks said of legislators.

"The kids these days, you ask them one thing, mainly, what's the main concern or what they're worried about? And it's gun violence is sad, you know?" she said.

"You never know. This was definitely not a part — I've never seen this in my vision nowhere that this was gonna happen to my family," she said.

The Waffle House remembrance ceremony is set for 4 p.m. on Saturday, April 22.

Five year anniversary of Waffle House shooting fuels push for gun legislation

Five years after her son was killed tragically at the Waffle House in Antioch, Shaundelle Brooks speaks out more boldly about the need for gun legislation following the Covenant School shooting.

www.newschannel5.com

 

[Betty P]

So sad, such an avoidable tragedy.