William Sallie, 50, was put to death on Tuesday night following a last meal consisting entirely of junk food. The Georgia man had been on death row for more than 25 years after killing his father-in-law.
William Sallie, 50, was put to death on Tuesday night following a last meal consisting entirely of junk food. The Georgia man had been on death row for more than 25 years after killing his father-in-law.
Yup, even my usual retort of all food is good for you, without it you die…doesn’t really apply here.
I’d want someone to offer me a last cigarette, just so I could refuse on the grounds that I was trying to give up.
25 years on death row and they still had to kill him. I imagine that after all that time and prison food he might have forgotten what he liked best
Public Health missed a trick there. You would think the zealots would fuck up his last day on earth. Perhaps they were all on a course.
M’Lud,
Isn’t smoking banned on death row?
It’s worth repeating: “junk food” isn’t a scientific category, it’s a snobbish sneer.
a clever marketeer would try to ascertain the contents of the meal and market it as a “death row special”. I’m sure that a load of snowflakes would queue for hours to get some.
I have relatives who are probably grieving even now.
According to the infallible Wikipedia, Georgia switched from the chair to injection in 2000 – so only one variety of fries for Sallie.