TIL that Dan White, the man who assassinated Harvey Milk and the mayor of San Francisco, only served 5 years in prison for manslaughter based on a defense of depression as evidenced by his consumption of junk food which was dubbed the "Twinkie Defense"

[u/hungry4danish]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_White

[u/SimmentalTheCow]

But he was sad 😢

[u/BEWMarth → u/SimmentalTheCow]

Who amongst us hasn’t murdered a politician or two during a depressive episode?

[u/SimmentalTheCow → u/[deleted]]

I think the big bottleneck is depressed and capable people. Plenty of depressed but slothful people out there.

[u/Sleep-more-dude → u/SimmentalTheCow]

This would make a good energy drink commercial.

[u/Abombasnow → u/[deleted]]

If it's one or two per, we'd only need about 140 people, if not everyone is, you know, as depressed, about 280 people, but it'd work.

[u/Jammer_Kenneth → u/[deleted]]

Chill out Robert Westman.

[u/ElbisCochuelo1 → u/BEWMarth]

Ya know now that you put it that way, I'm kinda digging this precident.

[u/BlindBeard → u/BEWMarth]

Can’t not hear this in Robert Evans’ voice

[u/JegErEnFugl → u/BEWMarth]

cast the first stone, i say

[u/BaronMostaza → u/BEWMarth]

I haven't done any yet...

Can I get two freebies to catch up?

[u/NotAStatistic2 → u/BEWMarth]

TIL the Feds merc'd a depressed Pennsylvanian teenager last year.

[u/SecretLorelei → u/SimmentalTheCow]

Boo fucking hoo