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I mean, it does sound like a dream.
I mean, it does sound like a dream.
So I actually kind of want to trigger warning about the cat, but I kind of want to bring the cat back to that first case. So I'm a cat owner. And if I was being, you know, aggressive towards my cats like that, they would attack me. They would scratch me. They would yell. And if that didn't wake me up, isn't it kind of also possible that your wife screaming wouldn't wake you up? True. Right.
So I actually kind of want to trigger warning about the cat, but I kind of want to bring the cat back to that first case. So I'm a cat owner. And if I was being, you know, aggressive towards my cats like that, they would attack me. They would scratch me. They would yell. And if that didn't wake me up, isn't it kind of also possible that your wife screaming wouldn't wake you up? True. Right.
I mean, doesn't that kind of help?
I mean, doesn't that kind of help?
Yeah, it's like plastic. The term Twinkie defense is an umbrella term that, in the most general sense, refers to an unconventional defensive argument, as we know. The term originated in the 1979 trial of Dan White, a San Francisco politician who was charged with first-degree murder.
Yeah, it's like plastic. The term Twinkie defense is an umbrella term that, in the most general sense, refers to an unconventional defensive argument, as we know. The term originated in the 1979 trial of Dan White, a San Francisco politician who was charged with first-degree murder.
A testifying psychiatrist pointed out that White's consumption of sugary foods, such as Twinkies, could lead to diminished capacity.
A testifying psychiatrist pointed out that White's consumption of sugary foods, such as Twinkies, could lead to diminished capacity.
Got a sugar high.
Got a sugar high.
I mean, like I said earlier, I think Scott was innocent. I do think it's a legitimate defense. I'm probably on the same line as Austin where it's going to be extremely rare for it to be, you know, legitimate and it's going to get abused and it's going to be insanely hard to prove. But I do believe that it's real. There's science to back it up.
I mean, like I said earlier, I think Scott was innocent. I do think it's a legitimate defense. I'm probably on the same line as Austin where it's going to be extremely rare for it to be, you know, legitimate and it's going to get abused and it's going to be insanely hard to prove. But I do believe that it's real. There's science to back it up.
Unlike a lot of the other things that I'm very, you know, Are you talking about the paranormal? I was going to bring it up, but yeah.
Unlike a lot of the other things that I'm very, you know, Are you talking about the paranormal? I was going to bring it up, but yeah.