Should Death Row Prisoners Get to Chose Their Last Meal?
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Hours before convicted murderer Jamie Mills became the latest man to be executed in America, he was granted a special last request: What would he like to eat on his final day on Earth?
The man convicted in the beating deaths of an elderly couple in told Alabama prison officials he wanted a seafood buffet of sorts, with three large shrimp, two catfish filets, three oysters, three onion rings and one stuffed crab.
Mills got that meal before he was taken to the death chamber to die by lethal injection. But the choice of a last meal is no guarantee in U.S. prisons. The age-old tradition is shrouded in controversy, ethical disagreement and even concern over how much the meal may cost taxpayers.
For my opinion, I think that they should get what they want (within reason) for their last meal.
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It would be very disappointing to get food poisoning on the morning of one's execution. Of course, on some days things just go from bad to worse.
