[80078] in Cypherpunks
Re: Disinformation in L.A.
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Tom Allard)
Thu May 15 00:09:08 1997
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 14 May 1997 01:07:01 PDT."
<199705140807.BAA14329@fat.doobie.com>
Date: Wed, 14 May 1997 09:28:16 -0400
From: Tom Allard <m1tca00@FRB.GOV>
Reply-To: Tom Allard <m1tca00@FRB.GOV>
> 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?
rgds-- TA (tallard@frb.gov)
I don't speak for the Federal Reserve Board, it doesn't speak for me.
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