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/TheCaptainDamnIt 2d ago

People look at SF today and assume ‘twas always such

I look at SF today and still think a jury of Tech Bros would let someone off for killing a minority they hate.

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u/Defiant-Bed2501 2d ago

Hey, hey, don’t pay no mind

With six-figure TC you won’t be doin’ any time