<P> The song was written about the January 22 , 1987 , public suicide of Pennsylvania state treasurer R. Budd Dwyer . Dwyer had been convicted on bribery charges in December 1986 , and was expected to receive a long sentence from U.S. District Court Judge Malcolm Muir . Professing his innocence and decrying the legal system , Dwyer shot himself with a . 357 Magnum during a press conference . </P>
<P> The song was written about the January 22 , 1987 , public suicide of Pennsylvania state treasurer R. Budd Dwyer . Dwyer had been convicted on bribery charges in December 1986 , and was expected to receive a long sentence from U.S. District Court Judge Malcolm Muir . Professing his innocence and decrying the legal system , Dwyer shot himself with a . 357 Magnum during a press conference . </P>
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Pennsylvania state treasurer R. Budd Dwyer
Pennsylvania state treasurer R. Budd Dwyer