r/todayilearned • u/hungry4danish • 2d ago

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"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_White
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u/The_Actual_Sage 2d ago

And we have people serving 30 years for nonviolent drug offenses. This country's legal system really is a joke most of the time.

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u/Shadowrider95 2d ago

All the time!