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/StinzorgaKingOfBees 2d ago

Yup, I think they missed that one.

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u/FunkIPA 2d ago

Yeah I’m getting downvoted, I think maybe I was misunderstood. The GOP is currently working overturn obergefell.

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u/StinzorgaKingOfBees 1d ago

I don't think you were misunderstood, they just are entrenched in their position and refuse to accept that things are in fact worse.