Texas Says NO to Last Meal Requests!

It was reported yesterday by local news channels across Texas there would be no more last meal requests before Texas shoves you off to eternity--well death.

The decision all came because of one executed inmate, Lawrence Brewer 44 who according to Fox News:

"Brewer had requested an extensive last meal of two chicken fried steaks, a triple bacon cheeseburger, a cheese omelet, a large bowl of fried okra, three fajitas, a pint of ice cream and a pound of barbecue with a half loaf of white bread. He did not eat the food."

I am a Republican and am a new resident to Texas (Austin), however, in a state where they claim they love to do everything in a BIG way, why take this away? Who cares? Maybe Lawrence wanted some grub for his guards or spiritual advisers? Anyway, you can check out the story and new rules here.

I am for the death penalty and it's not because I moved to Texas. I have always been for it but last night while watching the Investigative Discovery Channel, I heard perhaps the very worst story of a crime committed by four drug-addicts looking for cash and sadly, one was a woman.

The woman, who new of an elderly couple used their trust in her to gain entrance into their home (the man suffered from diabetes and could hardly walk and his wife was in the bouts of chemo and cancer).

Well these four idiots decided to beat the crap out of these two elderly, nice and friendly folks all while the man in his wheel chair tried his best to defend his wife. When the couple wouldn't reveal their PIN number for their bank account, the four idiots shoved them in their own Lincoln town car--in the trunk--and drove them to the woods. When they opened the trunk, authorities guessed it was probably over 100 degrees inside but the couple was still alive.

Drained at this point and after more beatings, the wife finally gives up the PIN number and then the four idiots decide it's wrong to outright kill them so they BURIED THEM ALIVE.

Of course one of the four idiots turned on the other three, so he drove them to where the bodies were buried and once the grave was opened, to the officers amazement, the man had somehow (before he succumbed) wrapped his arms around his wife most likely comforting her to the end.

Three of these four dumb ass criminals will be going to death row - the one that gave them up got 45 years. Even seasoned homicide detectives were moved by the grave scene and to me, this is perhaps one of the worst crimes I've ever head of. Yep, give them the chair, end of story.

I know the three will have their allowed appeals and it may be a little while before they get put to death but isn't it great we have an express line in Texas?

On a final note, I do think death row inmates should be allowed to ask for anything they want to eat (within reason) before they meet their maker, but these three - a green moldy hot dog and cold gruel would suffice for me after what they did.

So maybe no more last meal requests in Texas should be decided based on the crime and these three definitely deserve perhaps no last meal at all - just the needle.