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Re: Disinformation in L.A.
On Wed, May 14, 1997 at 09:28:16AM -0400, Tom Allard wrote:
> > Didn't her boss's murderer walk on the charge by using the defence
> > that he ate too many Twinkies?
> > No political intrigue here...
>
> That was the defense, yes. Dan White was a former cop and treated like a
> hero by fellow cops. The prosecution never really challenged the Twinkie
> defense, nor did they bring up politics or homophobia as motives. With a
> prosecution like that, who needs a defense?
Dan White committed suicide, after a while. He probably died sooner
than the state could have killed him, with appeals and all. Anyway,
Feinstein has had a fair amount of first hand experience with gun
violence -- more than most people on this list. Her stand on gun
control is probably the most principled and honest one she has made.
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