Man on Death Row requested that, instead of a last meal, a pizza be donated to a local homeless pers
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[quote]Philip Workman, 53, requested that his final meal be a vegetarian pizza donated to any homeless person located near Riverbend Maximum Security Institution.
He was executed there at 2 a.m. ET Wednesday.
But prison officials refused to honor his request, saying that they do not donate to charities.
That apparently upset a few people willing to pay for and deliver a lot of pies themselves.
Homeless shelters across Nashville were inundated with donated pizzas all Wednesday.
"I was like, 'Wow, Jesus!' " said Marvin Champion, an employee of Nashville's Rescue Mission, which provides overnight shelter, food and assistance to more than 800 homeless people a night.
"I used to be homeless, so I know how rough it gets. I seen some bad times -- not having enough food, the cupboards are bare. But we got pizza to feed enough people for awhile," Champion said.
"This really shows the people here that someone out there thought of them."
$1,200 worth of pies
Donna Spangler heard about Workman's request and immediately called her friends. They all pitched in for the $1,200 bill to buy 150 pizzas, which they sent to the Rescue Mission.
"Philip Workman was trying to do a good deed and no one would help him," said the 55-year-old who recruited a co-worker to help her make the massive delivery Wednesday evening.
"I knew my husband would have a heart attack -- I put some of it on the credit card. But I thought we'll find a way to pay for them later," she said. "I just felt like I had to do something positive."
Spangler wasn't the only person to place an order in Workman's name.
The president of the People for Ethical Treatment of Animals read a news story about the prison denying the inmate's last request and ordered 15 veggie pizzas sent to the Rescue Mission Wednesday morning.
"Workman's act was selfless, and kindness to all living beings is a virtue," said PETA President Ingrid Newkirk.
Not far away, 17 pizzas arrived at Nashville's Oasis Center, a shelter that helps about 260 teenagers in crisis. By 9 p.m. ET, more pizzas had arrived, said executive director Hal Cato.
"We talked to the kids and they understand what this is tied to and they know that this man [Workman] wanted to do something to point out the problems of homelessness."[/quote]
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Nice as Hell.
To bad veggie pizzas taste like shit.
why was he killed
I am curious as to what his crime was, cannot find it in the article.
[QUOTE=theevilldeadII;38918517]why was he killed[/QUOTE]
He was convicted in 1982 for the murder of a police officer following a botched robbery of a Wendy's restaurant in Memphis, Tennessee
he has a wiki page [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Workman[/url]
[QUOTE=fuckingcake;38918535]He was convicted in 1982 for the murder of a police officer following a botched robbery of a Wendy's restaurant in Memphis, Tennessee
he has a wiki page [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Workman[/url][/QUOTE]
oh
I hate to be that guy, but:
[quote]POSTED: 10:25 a.m. EDT, May 10, 2007[/quote]
He was executed in 2007... And this article is that old too...
[QUOTE=Paramud;38918591]I hate to be that guy, but:[/QUOTE]
Now you're that guy, and that ninja...
[QUOTE=fuckingcake;38918535]He was convicted in 1982 for the murder of a police officer following a botched robbery of a Wendy's restaurant in Memphis, Tennessee[/url][/QUOTE]
Can someone remind me again why the murder of police officers warrants greater penalties than that of anyone else?
I'm curious as to why somebody would try to rob a Wendy's.
And get put on death row for it.
[QUOTE=Map in a box;38918648]And get put on death row for it.[/QUOTE]
Because he murdered a person?
[QUOTE=Strider*;38918633]Can someone remind me again why the murder of police officers warrants greater penalties than that of anyone else?[/QUOTE]
Because you killed someone who has dedicated their life to protecting others?
[QUOTE=Strider*;38918633]Can someone remind me again why the murder of police officers warrants greater penalties than that of anyone else?[/QUOTE]
If it were an EMT or a Fireman, would you still be complaining? He murdered someone who dedicated his own life and well-being to protecting the lives of others.
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