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(CNN) -- The hefty last meal ordered but not eaten by an executed Texas inmate brought a complaint from a state senator and the end Thursday to the practice of special menus
Whitmire, in asking the state to stop special requests, said he would seek the change by law if necessary.
James Byrd’s killer arrives at Texas death house, final meal served Posted by Xeni Jardin on Wednesday, Sep 21st at 4:17pm The "other" man to be executed in America tonight, an unrepentant white supremacist who dragged a black man to death in one of the most horrific lynchings in history, "requested an extensive final meal that included two chicken fried steaks, a triple-meat bacon cheeseburger, fried okra, a pound of barbecue, three fajitas, a pint of ice cream, a meat lover's pizza and a slab of peanut butter fudge with crushed peanuts.
Lawrence Russell Brewer ordered two chicken fried steaks smothered in gravy with sliced onions, a triple-meat bacon cheeseburger, a cheese omelet with other ingredients, a large bowl of fried okra with ketchup, three fajitas, a pint of Blue Bell ice cream and a pound of barbecue with a half-loaf of white bread.
The meal request also included a slab of peanut butter fudge with crushed peanuts, a pizza and three root beers.
Originally posted by jude11
Another Headline grabber full of crap for CNN.
Texas drops special last meal for death row inmates
Texas has NOT dropped the last meal as the article states:
edition.cnn.com...
Whitmire, in asking the state to stop special requests, said he would seek the change by law if necessary.
C'mon CNN...why do you have to mislead your readers with sensationalistic headlines when the story itself should lead? This is one reason (among many others) why we have no confidence in your reporting anymore.
Pathetic.
edit on 23-9-2011 by jude11 because: (no reason given)
Brad Livingston, executive director of the Department of Criminal Justice, said in statement released Thursday. "Effective immediately, no such accommodations will be made. They will receive the same meal served to other offenders on the unit."
Originally posted by Vodo34861
Originally posted by jude11
Another Headline grabber full of crap for CNN.
Texas drops special last meal for death row inmates
Texas has NOT dropped the last meal as the article states:
edition.cnn.com...
Whitmire, in asking the state to stop special requests, said he would seek the change by law if necessary.
C'mon CNN...why do you have to mislead your readers with sensationalistic headlines when the story itself should lead? This is one reason (among many others) why we have no confidence in your reporting anymore.
Pathetic.
edit on 23-9-2011 by jude11 because: (no reason given)
I'm sorry this might be the way that I read the article but toward the end there is the caption.
Brad Livingston, executive director of the Department of Criminal Justice, said in statement released Thursday. "Effective immediately, no such accommodations will be made. They will receive the same meal served to other offenders on the unit."
To me this sounds like they have done away with the last meal and as such the heading for this post and for CNN is valid.
Very interesting that they take this stance I am sure some group will come to protest it and try and have it changed back.
That is a lot of groceries. I have to agree and say its a total waste.
C'mon CNN...why do you have to mislead your readers with sensationalistic headlines when the story itself should lead? This is one reason (among many others) why we have no confidence in your reporting anymore. Pathetic.
C'mon CNN...why do you have to mislead your readers with sensationalistic headlines when the story itself should lead? This is one reason (among many others) why we have no confidence in your reporting anymore. Pathetic.
Originally posted by mikeybiznaz
reply to post by nixie_nox
Hang 'um! Hang 'um High!!! so tired of cry babys who dont want to do the time. Go Texas!! Go Arizona!!....and no I dont associate with criminals or walk in their space and time so NO!!! I wont be the innocent guy they put to peaceful blissful sleep. So dont run that argument on me it wont work. Gulag all where it is so cold.
opps!! my bad,,,this is about final porridge .........save the TAX PAYERS moneyedit on 23-9-2011 by mikeybiznaz because: added opps!