Part of what made it so memorable - an inspired the song - is that school was cancelled that day so a bunch of kids were watching the press conference.
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edm@thelemmy.club 4 days agoThe song was written about the public suicide of Pennsylvania state treasurer R. Budd Dwyer on January 22, 1987, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Dwyer had been convicted of bribery charges in December 1986, and was expected to receive a lengthy sentence from U.S. District Court Judge Malcolm Muir. Professing his innocence and decrying the legal system, Dwyer shot and killed himself with a .357 Magnum revolver during a live televised press conference.
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TachyonTele@piefed.social 4 days ago
Imagine such a thing as criminal charges for a US politician today. Different times.
ieatpwns@lemmy.world 4 days ago
Damnnn off of bribery charges? Our politicians used to have some semblance of decency