Thursday, November 12, 2009
Chow " I know ya'lls pain, believe me I shed plenty of tears behind Carlos. Carlos was my friend. I didn't murder him."
Posted by Paul Constant on Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 3:28 PM
Slog Tipper Jerry says:
"Thanks to an article on Slate.com [about the last meals of prisoners on death row]":
Final meals are generally limited to food that can be prepared on-site. Virginia prisons have a 28-day rotating menu—for example, hot dogs on the first day of the cycle, chili on the second day, etc.—and prisoners facing imminent execution are limited to one of the 28. Other states are more flexible. In Texas, the chef at the Huntsville unit where executions take place tries to accommodate any order. But sometimes that means cooking a close approximate. When an inmate requests filet mignon—which happens a lot—the chef will instead cook up a steak hamburger, since that's what they already have in the kitchen. When a Texas inmate requested 24 tacos, the chef made four.
"I can’t stop reading last words and matching them with the convicted deeds in Texas":
I am sorry, I never wanted to kill your family. I never wanted to kill your family or these people. I am sorry for the way I talk in English. I did it to myself. I was forced to do it. I was a gang member. I never wanted to kill your brother. I was forced to do this. I blame myself. I am not going to blame nobody. I got my mother and my family too. I was forced. I tell you from my heart. I am sorry with all my heart. That's the reality of life, I am sorry. I got to pay for it. To my family, I love you, be strong. They have family too; the way they suffer is the way I am suffering. I am asking you to go and give them hugs. Please accept their hugs. Be strong in the Lord. I love you sister. I love you all, please go and try and talk to the family. I love my family. I understand why I am paying this price. Do not have any excuses for not extending your love. I am ready Warden, I am sorry everybody, I did it. Thank you brother, don't hate nobody, I feel good. I love my family, I love you Jesus. Be strong mama, I love you sister. I love Jesus. Warden I am ready.
"And I am even more transfixed with their final meals!":
Two bacon double cheeseburgers, French fries, onion rings, ketchup, cole slaw, two diet Cokes, one quart of milk, one pint of rocky road ice cream, one pint of fried okra, salad dressing, tomato, and onion
Thanks, Jerry. You've just made it impossible for me to get any work done for the rest of the day.
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The final meal lists are always good.
One guy ordered: "Justice, Equality, and Truth." Hmmm... it's probably best he didn't live to see if his order was ever filled.
I remember reading about some guy ordering a single pea for his final meal. After he was executed (by lethal injection) they found the pea in his pocket.
Strange.
One guy ordered: "Justice, Equality, and Truth." Hmmm... it's probably best he didn't live to see if his order was ever filled.
I remember reading about some guy ordering a single pea for his final meal. After he was executed (by lethal injection) they found the pea in his pocket.
Strange.
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That shit's depressing and addictive. I read through way too many of them, and they are still open in other tabs. The final meals, the apologies, and the crime descriptions are all horribly riveting.
I also think it's a little fucked up that they list the race of the victim on all of their crime sheets. For the record, how is that ever relevant? Oh, I forgot, because all of the victims were white....
Fuck up state. Fucked up crimes. Sad.... Period.
I also think it's a little fucked up that they list the race of the victim on all of their crime sheets. For the record, how is that ever relevant? Oh, I forgot, because all of the victims were white....
Fuck up state. Fucked up crimes. Sad.... Period.
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How does anyone keep a "last meal" down knowing that in a few minutes you're going to have your brain sautéed? As a child during the Pleistocene Period, I used to read accounts of 'last suppers' for the condemned and actually felt some sort of envy that they could have all of that good food when my family couldn't afford T-bone steaks or pork chops.
Yes, the efficacy of capitol punishment is elusive and is hardly a deterrent to committing capitol crimes. As has been pointed out: in 18th century England, one could be hanged for pickpocketing; and yet at the hangings of these 'criminals', pickpockets worked the crowd. And so it goes....
Yes, the efficacy of capitol punishment is elusive and is hardly a deterrent to committing capitol crimes. As has been pointed out: in 18th century England, one could be hanged for pickpocketing; and yet at the hangings of these 'criminals', pickpockets worked the crowd. And so it goes....
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This last meal breaks my heart.
"Chocolate birthday cake with "2/23/90" written on top, seven pink candles, one coconut, kiwi fruit juice, pineapple juice, one mango, grapes, lettuce, cottage cheese, peaches, one banana, one delicious apple, chef salad without meat and with thousand island dressing, fruit salad, cheese, and tomato slices"
Who's birthday did he celebrate? A daughter? She would have been 11 at the time of his execution if that was her birth date, not 7 as the candles suggest.
"Chocolate birthday cake with "2/23/90" written on top, seven pink candles, one coconut, kiwi fruit juice, pineapple juice, one mango, grapes, lettuce, cottage cheese, peaches, one banana, one delicious apple, chef salad without meat and with thousand island dressing, fruit salad, cheese, and tomato slices"
Who's birthday did he celebrate? A daughter? She would have been 11 at the time of his execution if that was her birth date, not 7 as the candles suggest.
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