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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.
Michael David 16:35, 17 April 2006 (UTC)
What about Dr. Martin Blinder? He examined White and said he was suffering from depression.Paul E. Ester 04:47, 18 April 2006 (UTC)
The is no mention of this in the Article. Michael David 11:20, 18 April 2006 (UTC)

[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)

Milk and White began as political allies. Then, Milk supported building a community center in White's district that he opposed. White turned on Milk after that, voting against him out of spite, then tendered his resignation. He rescinded it, or tried to, but Milk lobbied Moscone not to take him back. 76.90.50.166 (talk) 09:09, 11 April 2008 (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)

Why I've got a feeling that this chap was a 'homosexual-in-denial'. His career through the army-police-firefighter shows a good deal of inclination towards 'uniforms', and then typicaly he becomes a conservative opposed to the gay rights, homicide, suicide, depression etc. Are there any articles exploring this venue? Popytrewq 12:06, 11 September 2007 (UTC)

Unless we find a source which meets Wikipedia's reliability requirements which discusses this possibility, putting discussion of it in this or any other WP article would be original research. Many people gravitate towards regimented, structured professions and to conservative social viewpoints for reasons that have nothing to do with sexual orientation. -- 192.250.34.161 13:37, 10 October 2007 (UTC)

Dan White and Harvey Milk were initially friendly and politically supportive of each other. Dan White also SUPPORTED many gay issues on the Board of Supervisors---until he and Harvey Milk had a falling out. Afterward, Dan White started showing signs of mental instability (paranoia, etc.) as his life became increasingly difficult due to financial problems and the disappointment of his failing political career. I understand why some people would like to simply dismiss him as a homophobe, but the truth is that he seemed to exhibit a great deal of respect for Harvey Milk and seemed fairly supportive of gay rights (until their falling out). Most likely, he was simply mentally ill and the stresses of his life finally resulted in him snapping. Of course, I do not think this excuses him for the murders he committed--it simply provides a better understanding of what happened. Kangaroo1 (talk) —Preceding comment was added at 03:33, 30 January 2008 (UTC)