This kind of indulgence to the condemned is a virtually universal practice in Westernized countries. Even this “wasted” meal as listed should have cost less than $100. If they are so worried about others wasting theirs, I’d suggest having the prisoner’s family pay for it, and/or if the prisoner has a prison job (is this done for death row?), from the prisoner’s savings. What the prisoner does not eat would go to the prisoner’s family.
Why not hang or execute condemned people at noon on TV? This would make more sense than petty repudiation of a long standing Westernized practice.
Yes, let the family pay for it, or just put a limit on it. Give them a little menu to choose from (one meat, 2-3 side dishes, a dessert or 2). I think it is a humane gesture, and should be continued.
But I'm with you on the prisoner's food cost going to the family. All of it. Every day. Wanna eat? Convince your brother or sister you won't rape another 90 year old to death. Maybe they will send you some food.
Prisoners (or their family) paying for their food is also a long established custom.
/johnny
a new food network cooking show! “Death Row Cook-off”
the condemned gets teams of friends and fam to cook for them. each team gets $25 of ingredients and an hour to cook.
the panel of judges are the executioners and witnesses .
whoever gets the best rating gets a family style meal together with the condemned and Gordon Ramsey comes in to be special guest executioner.
“Why not hang or execute condemned people at noon on TV? This would make more sense than petty repudiation of a long standing Westernized practice.”
Why not make it a new reality show. Call it, “behind the curtain.” It gives us the last day of a POS’s life. He would have to sign a release stating that he is guilty and there would have to be elocution. He would get his last meal and afterwards walked to the death chamber.
Once strapped in and ready to go, the condemned would say his last piece, we last get to view a hand beginning the process of injecting the death juice. One last look at the POS and then the curtain comes down.
Half the sponsor fees will go to the victims families.