"Reaction to Dan White verdict"

On November 27, 1978, City Supervisor Dan White assassinated San Francisco Mayor George Moscone and City Supervisor Harvey Milk at City Hall. White was convicted of manslaughter, rather than murder, and sentenced to 7 years, eight months in prison. Reporter Tony Valdez interviews Morris Kight, a gay rights activist, about how people in Los Angeles are reacting to the Dan White verdict. Kight says the verdict has been creating a lot of rage, anger and confusion, not just among the gay community, but society in general. He also talks about there being two standards of justice with poor people and minorities being held to a different standard of justice.

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