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[edit] Unnecessary opinion
I see no reason for this final statement "So possibly the diminished capacity defense was valid, contrary to common perception." and it is certainly not NPOV. The guy felt could no longer have any normal life due to his horrendous acts, so he offed himself. That says absolutely nothing about whether he had diminished capacity years ago. This sentence should be removed.
[edit] Discrepancy between Whites's replacement
In Dan White's wikipedia entry, Don Horanzy is named as Dan White's replacement on the SF Board of Supervisors, but in Harvey Milk's entry Harry Britt is named as White's replacement. I assume one of these are incorrect. Which one is correct? --Tjdigit 16:24, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
- Britt was appointed to replace Milk. I'll check the entry and correct if needed. Otto4711 16:30, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Clarification?
"following the passage of a gay rights bill that he had publicly opposed." IIRC, the situation was slightly different: he was supporting the repeal of a gay rights bill (repealing the bill was Proposition 6). The gay rights bill had already passed, and he resigned after Proposition 6 got defeated (meaning the gay rights bill stayed in effect). That's my recollection. Anyone know better? -- Kaszeta 21:32, 23 Jan 2005 (UTC)
- You're right. I've removed that sentence until further review. omgwtf
Sorry, I don't have the time to create an account, but I'd just like to say that this guy has the same birthday (2nd September), and the same name as me (Daniel James White).
Freaky, huh? --Another Daniel James White
[edit] Clinical Depression?
"In any case, his marriage was not salvageable, almost no one in San Francisco was particularly happy to see him back, and he became increasingly depressed."
This is not a diagnosis of Clinical Depression.
- Michael David 15:59, 17 April 2006 (UTC)
The so called twinkie defense's premis was that he suffered from depression. Paul E. Ester 16:09, 17 April 2006 (UTC)
- This is the legal defense team's assertion. However, he was never formally diagnosed by a mental health professional.
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- Michael David 16:35, 17 April 2006 (UTC)
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- What about Dr. Martin Blinder? He examined White and said he was suffering from depression.Paul E. Ester 04:47, 18 April 2006 (UTC)
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- The is no mention of this in the Article. Michael David 11:20, 18 April 2006 (UTC)
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[edit] Stuff to add?
The article is quite informative, but a few things were left out. The most important of these is that the context under which White shot Moscone is made clear, but not that under which he shot Milk. Was it personal, political, homophobic, or spontaneous? I've heard a combination of the first two, although clearly some believed the third. Some context — Milk's famous quote "destroy every closet" quote, the alleged smirk, the personal and political relationships — would be nice. I'd add it, but my knowledge of the situation is limited. Calbaer 01:18, 21 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] A scene in the film Robocop huh?
I must have watched that movie about a hundred times and I do not recall anything like that. Sounds fake to me
[edit] Does something about this belong in the article?
The following dialogue is quoted from "DAN WHITE'S LAST CONFESSION" by Mike Weiss. It was published September 18, 1998 in the San Jose Mercury News
"I really lost it that day," White said.
"You can say that again," Falzon answered.
"No. I really lost it. I was on a mission. I wanted four of them."
"Four?" Falzon said.
"Carol Ruth Silver--she was the biggest snake of the bunch.
And Willie Brown," White continued. "He was masterminding the whole thing."
The truth finally came out of Dan White. IT WAS PREMEDITATED MURDER. He went to City Hall that Monday morning in 1978 for the purpose of murdering Mayor Moscone, Supervisor Harvey Milk, and two other liberals, Supervisor Carol Ruth Silver, and California State Assemblyman Willie Brown. White also confessed that he had intended to kill himself, but was unable to do it. Falzon believed what he was told, but saw no sense in revealing the confession at the time. However, I think this new information tends to refute the popular opinion that homophobia was a motive in Milk's murder.
http://thecastro.net/milk/soledadpage.html
--BillyTFried 04:31, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
- I just researched the articles in question and added the relevent info. Mwelch 08:01, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
