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After the tragedy, Mayor [[George Moscone]] initially defended his appointment of Jones, stating that, in 1975, Jones' reputation was that of a man who believed in [[social justice]] and [[racial equality]], and that there was evidence that the Peoples Temple had initiated programs for drug and alcohol rehabilitation.  When asked by a reporter whether he felt in any way culpable for the events, Moscone became angry at the reporter and stated "I'm not taking any responsibility, it's not mine to shoulder."<ref>Burns, Jerry, "Willie Brown Defends Former Ties to Rev. Jones", San Francisco Chronicle, November 21, 1978</ref> Milk stated that "Guyana was a great experiment that didn't work.  I don't know, maybe it did."  <ref>Crewdson, John, "Harvey Milk, Led Coast Homosexual Right Fight", New York Times, November 28, 1978</ref>

After the tragedy, Mayor [[George Moscone]] initially defended his appointment of Jones, stating that, in 1975, Jones' reputation was that of a man who believed in [[social justice]] and [[racial equality]], and that there was evidence that the Peoples Temple had initiated programs for drug and alcohol rehabilitation.  When asked by a reporter whether he felt in any way culpable for the events, Moscone became angry at the reporter and stated "I'm not taking any responsibility, it's not mine to shoulder."<ref>Burns, Jerry, "Willie Brown Defends Former Ties to Rev. Jones", San Francisco Chronicle, November 21, 1978</ref> Milk stated that "Guyana was a great experiment that didn't work.  I don't know, maybe it did."  <ref>Crewdson, John, "Harvey Milk, Led Coast Homosexual Right Fight", New York Times, November 28, 1978</ref>

   

   

On November 27, 1978, nine days after the [[Jonestown Massacre]], Milk and Mayor George Moscone were shot and killed by [[Dan White]], a disgruntled, [[Democratic]] former Supervisor.

On November 27, 1978, nine days after the [[Jonestown Massacre]], Milk and Mayor George Moscone were shot and killed by [[Dan White]], a disgruntled, [[Democratic]] former Supervisor in the [[Left-wing]] internecine warfare.

At his trial, Dan White's [[lawyers]] insisted that his [[Diminished Responsibility|judgment had been impaired]] by [[depression]] caused by a poor diet.  This argument (dubbed the "[[twinkies|twinkie]] defense" by the media) led to a lenient sentence, provoking the White Night riots.<ref>''[https://jonestown.sdsu.edu/?page_id=35371 What are White Nights? How many of them were there?]'' Alternative Considerations of Jonestown and Peoples Temple. Jonestown Project: San Diego State University </ref>

At his trial, Dan White's [[lawyers]] insisted that his [[Diminished Responsibility|judgment had been impaired]] by [[depression]] caused by a poor diet.  This argument (dubbed the "[[twinkies|twinkie]] defense" by the media) led to a lenient sentence, provoking the White Night riots.<ref>''[https://jonestown.sdsu.edu/?page_id=35371 What are White Nights? How many of them were there?]'' Alternative Considerations of Jonestown and Peoples Temple. Jonestown Project: San Diego State University </ref>