Final Meal Requests [Actual, from Texas' Death Row]

Texas Dept Criminal Justice ^ | 7/19/2

[NativeNewYorker]

One random selection: Two 16 oz. ribeyes, one lb. turkey breast (sliced thin), twelve strips of bacon, two large hamburgers with mayo, onion, and lettuce, two large baked potatoes with butter, sour cream, cheese, and chives, four slices of cheese or one-half pound of grated cheddar cheese, chef salad with blue cheese dressing, two ears of corn on the cob, one pint of mint chocolate chip ice cream, and four vanilla Cokes or Mr. Pibb...

The list is here.

[strela]

No problem. My dentist was able to acquire a new big-screen TV a few years ago after I got on a Jolly Rancher kick. The candy is the most efficient filling remover on the planet.

[senorita]

I like the little notation at the top:"Meal requested may not be the actual meal served".
I bet most of that stuff wasn't served to them. However they all got their "just desserts".

[Movemout]

French Fries aren't fried potatos in my book. I missed the Chef's soup.

[Movemout]

What are Jolly Ranchers?

Hard sour candies. They stick to your teeth if you bite down on them.

[Aurelius]

BUMP

[Aurelius]

I guess they don't let these guys have beer, or anything stronger, with their meals anymore. I think in the not too distant past they could at least have a six-pack. As I remember, Indiana was the first state to prohibit alcoholic beveridges with the last meal, I wonder if any states still allow it.

[The Shootist]

Yes a human life is precious, but freedom is equally precious, but we have no problem depriving criminals of that?

Actually the courts have held, and I agree, that the taking of life by the State is a more severe punishment that imprisonment. Death is permanent. I have no problem with the death penalty. I think the system of appeals needs to be modified so that it doesn't take 10 years, or more, to execute. To prolong the carrying out of sentence is cruel to both the perp and to the friends and family of the victim(s).

But what you describe is vengeance, the intentional withholding of the traditional last meal (and hopefully cigarette) of the condemned.

[UbIwerks]

While you may not be against the death penalty, you are apparently for being "humane" to the most inhumane types. Those who kill babies and rape grannies deserve nothing "humane", I'll save my "humane" treatment for puppies and kittens.

One day of a nice meal and then execution does not detract from the awfulness of being locked up in prison.

I would prefer us being dignified about this -- not a Roman Circus.

And, yes, I do want us to be a humane society period. If that makes me worse in your eyes than the good people here who don't want the death penalty at all, I'll live with that.

[ihatemyalarmclock]

I would order two dozen hard boiled eggs, one whole boiled cabbage and two quarts of prune juice to chase them down.

Tell 'em you can eat 50 eggs. Wait, that's been done... Of course Luke survived, until they shot him.

[tje]

If I was a bleeding heart liberal I would oppose the death penalty. I'm no liberal, pal

I am not a liberal, but I oppose the death penalty as it is implemented. There are too many times that through sloppy police work or poor jurisprudence that the wrong person is convicted. And then throw in a dose of politics when some poor shmuck may be used as example to further somebody's political carreer.

This is not to say that there are some people the world could do without. But, I think, there are some punishments that might even be worse than death. Look at Timothy McVeigh, he viewed death as an improvement to his cell and maybe that's the way it should be.

[goodieD]

Fair enough.

[Godel]

But what you describe is vengeance, the intentional withholding of the traditional last meal (and hopefully cigarette) of the condemned.

Excuse me, nowhere did I advocate withholding the last meal from the condemned. I think you've confused my post with others. I think the price of one meal is a small price to pay compared to enduring a lifetime of them victimizing my fellow citizens or paying to incarcerate them for life. Perhaps they repented, let them have their last meal in peace, then send them on their way.

[brat]

"I hear ya there! Totally unrelated, but toss a good quality prime rib in a mixture of worchestichire, smashed garlic cloves, olive oil, brown sugar, a few drops of gin, and black pepper...BAM! Now thats good! :o)".............Oh yeah...worchestershire sauce....LOL

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[brat]

Posted by cajun-jack to brat
On News/Activism Jul 19 10:13 PM #41 of 92

they were never sucessful enough in their armed robbery/murder endeavors to get enough money to become acustomed to the finer things...to most of 'em a can of spam and some "grands" biscuits would be next to sex....................................LOL