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edgToday's Piece Of Trivia That Most People Get Wrong:
The "Twinkie Defense", as used by Dan White's attorney in his 1978 murder trial, did not claim that eating Twinkies and other junk food had made White depressed and impaired his judgment. It did claim that White's eating Twinkies and other junk food was evidence of his depression (as a former athlete, White typically fed on healthier fare).
Although the term "Twinkie Defense" has come to mean "the argument that an external force impaired the subject's judgment", that usage is based on erroneous reporting.
The "Twinkie Defense", as used by Dan White's attorney in his 1978 murder trial, did not claim that eating Twinkies and other junk food had made White depressed and impaired his judgment. It did claim that White's eating Twinkies and other junk food was evidence of his depression (as a former athlete, White typically fed on healthier fare).
Although the term "Twinkie Defense" has come to mean "the argument that an external force impaired the subject's judgment", that usage is based on erroneous reporting.
