The 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.
Part of what made it so memorable - and inspired the song - is that school was cancelled that day so a bunch of kids were watching the press conference.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hey_Man_Nice_Shot
Damnnn off of bribery charges? Our politicians used to have some semblance of decency
Part of what made it so memorable - and inspired the song - is that school was cancelled that day so a bunch of kids were watching the press conference.
Imagine such a thing as criminal charges for a US politician today. Different times.