Argumentative Essay: White's Murder In The United States

White was seeking revenge for the wrongs he felt were being perpetrated into him. Once the public was made aware of the murders by Diane Feinstein, approximately forty thousand people gathered and marched from Castro street where Milk was known as the Mayor of Castro street to City Hall and held a silent vigil in the memory of Milk and Mayor Moscone. During jury selection Whites attorney made sure to exclude those who supported gay rights or those he thought were gay and eventually got a jury of working-class Catholic jurors. The prosecution lead by Thomas Norman aimed to convince the jury that this murder had every aspect of first-degree murder, malice, premeditation and deliberation. Various witnesses were called to speak of Whites actuons during that day in City Hall. Rudolph Nothenberg, a deputy to Mayor Moscone, confirmed that the mayor had planned to appoint Dan Horanzey to replace White. Diane Feinstein the new Mayor of San Francisco also testified. She clamed she tried to speak to White but he ran to Milk’s office and she heard shots. The state also called Frank Falzon to the stand, one of two detectives who interviewed White. The prosecution asked if the tape was altered the
The peaceful protesters started chanting “Avenge Harvey Milk!” and at one point started throwing stones at City hall. The riots ended up being known as “The White Night Riots”. White served five years in prison and is released on January 7, 1984. A few months after he was released White committed suicide by carbon monoxide in his car. Due to the public outrage of White being convicted of a lesser crime rather than murder California voters voted to ban the diminished capacity defense. It is important to note that a gay rights activist Harry Britt, Jr. appointed by Diane Feinstein filled Milk’s