Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.3 alpha 4/15/85; site weitek.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!decwrl!greipa!pesnta!amd!amdcad!cae780!weitek!neal From: neal@weitek.UUCP (Neal Bedard) Newsgroups: net.suicide Subject: Re: twinkies Message-ID: <317@weitek.UUCP> Date: Mon, 4-Nov-85 23:37:43 EST Article-I.D.: weitek.317 Posted: Mon Nov 4 23:37:43 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 8-Nov-85 04:43:11 EST References: <10780@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU> <3128@hplabsb.UUCP> <8988@ritcv.UUCP> Organization: Weitek Corporation, Sunnyvale Lines: 16 In article <8988@ritcv.UUCP>, msl5864@ritcv.UUCP (Michael S. Leibow) writes: > > What in the hell do Twinkies have to do with suicide? 1. OD'ing on Twinkies was part of Dan White's `diminished capacity' defense that subsequently allowed his charges to be reduced to manslaughter. 2. Dan White killed himself recently. He was out on parole. That's the connection. -Neal -- 55. It's a law we can do away with. UUCP: {turtlevax, resonex, cae780}!weitek!neal