In the fall of 1978, a relatively conservative member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, Dan White, resigned from his post. He felt disappointed and discouraged from constantly losing battles to Harvey Milk and the emerging progressive majority on the board. White had also grown to resent the significant pay cut that he took from leaving his job as a firefighter to become supervisor. He was under stress from both him and his wife working side jobs, and resigned abruptly from the board without consulting or informing his supporters in advance.
No??? None of this justifies murdering two people.
