What would your death row meal be?

Oof, this is a difficult question. I’d go for shrimp and fish tacos along with a seafood burrito (Baja Mexican cuisine is my thing like Rubio’s) washed down with a Negra Modelo on tap served in a giant frosty mug.
 
I wondered what conditions were attached to last meal requests, so looked up Wikipedia, which has a list of some notable requests. Some are interesting - two murderers asked for a single unpitted olive, and Adolf Eichmann had a bottle of Israeli wine.
Yeah, I've long imagined that the unpitted olive thing would be my choice, too, but I hate olives so maybe it wouldn't be the wisest decision. (iirc, the original guy thought that, after he was buried, an olive tree would grow out of his body. Which of course never happened, but it's nice imagery so some other people copied it)

I kind of like this idea though (Lawrence Russell Brewer):

Two chicken fried steaks smothered in gravy with sliced onions; a triple meat bacon cheeseburger with fixings on the side; a cheese omelet with ground beef, tomatoes, onions, bell peppers and jalapeños; a large bowl of fried okra with ketchup; one pound of barbecue with half a loaf of white bread; three fajitas with fixings; a Meat Lovers pizza; three root beers; one pint of Blue Bell vanilla ice cream; and a slab of peanut butter fudge with crushed peanuts.[48] Brewer's request was granted, but he refused the meal when it arrived saying that he was simply not hungry, prompting Texas to stop granting last meal requests to condemned inmates.​
 
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Bacon, eggs, hash browns, German pancakes with strawberry sauce and whipped cream, and a tumbler full of bourbon, neat.
 
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Whatever creates the most gas and fecal matter. If I'm to go in an undignified way, I may as well leave a stinker.
So basically huge amounts of junk food and ice cream that some serial killers order. By the way, there was a female photographer that recreated serial killers' last meals, photographed them, and ate them afterwards until she had a stomach ache.

I dunno....something mundane like meatloaf, mashed potatoes, vegetables and a small slice of cake.
 
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Actually I heard prisoners on death row just get whatever is being served that day, unless they can afford to buy what they want from commissary. And many are unable to finish or even touch the last meal as the fear of execution can obviously erase your appetite.

I would just tell the warden I’m full after eating out his mother last night. What’s he gonna do? Keep me in jail?
 
Cheeseburger and fries. Strawberry malt. Two donuts: blueberry sour cream and lemon jelly.
I would just tell the warden I’m full after eating out his mother last night. What’s he gonna do? Keep me in jail?
I think the people tasked with giving you a quick death aren't the people you want to piss off.
 
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Artist depicts 600 last meals on decorative plates.

I would take Pad Thai, Fish cakes, a pound of sea urchin, two lobster tails with butter, Wolfgang Puck truffle chips, and two bottles of MOET champagne.
 
- Macaronni with chorizo
- Chicken and beef noodle soup with carrots and cabbage.
- Potato omelette
- Rare Steak
All washed down with a bottle of Russian vodka with my mom. I wouldn't want to leave this world before having a last drink with her.
 
Wasting tax dollars on criminals is the most American thing ever. A bullet is much cheaper than chemicals or electric chair, remember the good old days of decapitation and hangings? people back then were frugal and practical.
 
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Some good weed, Salmon sashimi, garlic bread, lobster bisque, Thai fried rice, and a selection of fresh fruits. But I'd want to be high out of my mind by the time I left the room.

I think most prison sentences are inflated. It's a lot to ask someone to go to jail even for one month. I think judges and lawyers should be required to spend one month in prison before beginning work just so they get a sense for what the time means. I also think the fact that some places still have the death penalty is insane considering that we don't even know what happens after death. Also, it's more expensive than keeping people until the end of their lives.
 
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