Sunday, July 14, 2024

Twinkie Defense

The "Twinkie Defense" was first used by Dan White, the murderer of San Francisco politician Harvey Milk and mayor George Moscone, suggesting that his diet of Coke and junk food was a symptom and evidence of his depression, which implied his irrational mind at the time, despite his clear premeditation of the attacks.  Later this phrase was used to imply a defense of a sugar high that causes irrational actions, bot stands as a symptom of depressed thinking.  White was sentenced to eight years and later killed himself.