Last Words From Death Row Inmates

[melvinj0]

If this is too dark for Mayberry feel free to move it to the War Room. Came across this and thought it was pretty trippy to read statements from people who died minutes later. Seems like the majority of them were convinced they were going to heaven, and a lot of them thought of themselves as victims.

http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/death_row/dr_executed_offenders.html

 

[Bobby Boulders]

"I've got one thing to say, get your Warden off this gurney and shut up. I am from the island of Barbados. I am the Warden of this unit. People are seeing you do this."

~Monty Delk

RIP

 

[CombatCyborg]

I'll just post some for the forum as I'm browsing through them.

“I would like to apologize to the Moreno family and the Steinfeldt family for all of the trouble I have caused them. I would like to apologize to my family for all of the trouble that I have caused them. I would also like to thank my family for all of their support. I guess that’s it.”

To the victim’s family, I want you to know that I hope you let go of all of the hate because of all my actions. I came in as a lion and I come as peaceful as a lamb. I’m at peace. I hope society sees who else they are hurting with this. To my loved ones, I hope both victims find in their hearts to forgive me, and I have forgave everyone and I love everyone, pray for my soul and I forgive myself. I love y’all and I’ll be waiting for y’all, my brother take care of my family. Take care of my girl, my mom, my sons and all of my loved ones. Brother Wayne and Brother Joe, thank y’all. Jorge don’t give up on Luis, I’ll be listening. Thank you for everything. Father I commend my soul, please take care and watch everybody I leave behind. I am ready Warden. Father please accept my soul. I am sorry, I love y’all, I am always going to be with you. I love y’all, I love y’all. I love you Father, I love you Father, I love you Savior.

Yes sir, I want to say I love you to all my family and friends. Thank you Lord for your mercy and unconditional love. In Jesus name I pray, Amen.

You're not about to witness an execution, you are about to witness a murder. I am strapped down for something Marcus Rhodes did. I never killed anybody, ever. I love you, Mom. I love you, Tali. This is wrong. This whole thing is wrong. I can't believe you are going to let Marcus Rhodes walk around free. Justice has let me down. Somebody completely screwed this up. I love you too, Mom. Well Warden, if you are going to murder someone, go ahead and do it. Pull the trigger. It's coming. I can feel it coming. Goodbye.

I love you Israel.

Even though I lay on this gurney, seconds away from my death, I am at total peace. May the Lord Jesus Christ be with me. I am at peace. Hate is going on in this world and it has to stop. Hate causes a lifetime of pain. Even though I lay here I am still at peace. I am still a proud American, Texas loud, Texas proud. God bless America, God bless everyone. Let’s do this damn thing. Director Hazelwood, thank you very much. Thank you everyone. Spark, I love you, all of you. I love you Conna. It’s all good, it’s been a great honor. I feel it; I am going to sleep now. Goodnight, 1, 2 there it goes.

I am sorry for everything that I have done. I've hurt a lot of people. For years I have never thought that I deserved any type of forgiveness. Lord Jesus Christ in my life, I know He has forgiven me, I have accepted His forgiveness. I have accepted everything. Let this be final and be done. I take the full blame for this. I am sorry and forgive me. I am truly sorry. I ask for forgiveness. Life goes on and it surely does. I am sorry for the victim's family for what I had did. May they forgive me. I don't know if you believe me, life goes on. I am sure it does. To the man to the right of me, I ask for forgiveness for you. Life goes on, it surely does. I ask for forgiveness. I am truly sorry. That is all. Let's get this show on the road. One more thing, Viva Mexico, Viva Mexico

Yes, sir. I just want to say to all my supporters, family and friends; I love y'all and appreciate y'all. To the ones representing me today, thank you for everything. The system has failed me. This is a miscarriage of justice. There are people on death row that need help. I love my family. I love you too, Mom. I am alright. I asked the Lord to have mercy on me and I hope He has mercy on these people carrying out this mass slaughter. They have no respect for humanity. To Melanie, I never meant to hurt you. You were just in the wrong place at the wrong time. I am not asking for your forgiveness. All I have to worry about is God forgiving me. I hope you get better and for the doctors to continue to take care of you. Take care of my mother for me. To everybody, know that I love you and I am OK. Lord, have mercy on my soul. Lord, have mercy on my soul. Lord, have mercy on these peoples' soul. Life is not supposed to end this way. No more pain and frustration. When I knock at the gates, they will open up and let me in. To my mom and everybody, I love you. I can feel it right now. My life, my life.

Yes, sir. Jennifer, I love you. Mom, I love you. Rick, take care of you. For all of you people, I defended myself when I killed your family member. Prison is a bad place. There was eight against me. I didn't set out to kill him. I am sorry that I killed him, but he would not have been in prison if he was a saint. I hope ya'll understand that. I love you, baby.

I hope people understand the grave injustice by the state. There are 300 people on death row, and everyone is not a monster. Texas is carrying out a very inhumane and injustice. It's not right to kill anybody just because I killed your people. Everyone changes, right? Life is about experience and people change.

I love you, Jennifer. Mom, I love you and all my friends that I have known over the years that have always been there for me. I am ready to teleport. I love you, baby.

I hope you don't find satisfaction in this, watching a human being die.

Noel, I love you man. You have been there for me through thick and thin, you and Brigitta. Be there for each other. I am at peace, we have no worries, just as I have no more worries. To the victim's family, may you be at peace also.

 

[melvinj0]

It's easy to get angry reading some of the fucked up shit these people did then reading "I am going to be with my lord now, I am so happy and full of love."

There probably is not a heaven or a hell, but it's nuts that these people can actually convince themselves that if there is really a heaven that they would get to go there. But then again, fear can cloud people's mind, maybe deep down they know they are fucked.

 

[Chinballs]

*This offender declined to make a last statement*

 

[Chinballs]

It's easy to get angry reading some of the fucked up shit these people did then reading "I am going to be with my lord now, I am so happy and full of love."

There probably is not a heaven or a hell, but it's nuts that these people can actually convince themselves that if there is really a heaven that they would get to go there. But then again, fear can cloud people's mind, maybe deep down they know they are fucked.

I think no man is beyond redemption or forgiveness.

 

[LEWIS540]

It's easy to get angry reading some of the fucked up shit these people did then reading "I am going to be with my lord now, I am so happy and full of love."

There probably is not a heaven or a hell, but it's nuts that these people can actually convince themselves that if there is really a heaven that they would get to go there. But then again, fear can cloud people's mind, maybe deep down they know they are fucked.

Surely if there was a heaven, and they repented and accepted God, they would indeed go to heaven. Isn't that what Christianity tells us?

 

[melvinj0]

I think no man is beyond redemption or forgiveness.

I fucking hope not. So that person was meant to kill someone, take that persons chance of redemption/forgiveness away but gets the chance for forgiveness/redemption just because (makes sense).

But I mean there probably isn't an afterlife, so it really doesn't matter.

 

[melvinj0]

Surely if there was a heaven, and they repented and accepted God, they would indeed go to heaven. Isn't that what Christianity tells us?

Well yeah, I don't believe in it at all. But for people to think that they get to go to Heaven just cus they said they are sorry is bonkers.

Obviously there is most likely no heaven, I'm just saying for someone to have that mindset they have to be pretty fucked in the head.

 

[Chinballs]

I fucking hope not.

But I mean there probably isn't an afterlife, so it really doesn't matter.

Well not after using that potty mouth! :icon_chee

It's up to you all what you believe. But it's definitely in human nature to crave some security and hope for what comes after.

Personally I think people who reject faith tend to overestimate human knowledge. No one can answer why we are here or how we can to be.

Well yeah, I don't believe in it at all. But for people to think that they get to go to Heaven just cus they said they are sorry is bonkers.

Obviously there is most likely no heaven, I'm just saying for someone to have that mindset they have to be pretty fucked in the head.

There is a massive difference between saying you're sorry and truly forgive someone (yourself included). Anyone who has experienced the difference will tell you so.

 

[melvinj0]

Well not after using that potty mouth! :icon_chee

It's up to you all what you believe. But it's definitely in human nature to crave some security and hope for what comes after.

Personally I think people who reject faith tend to overestimate human knowledge. No one can answer why we are here or how we can to be.

Possibly one day, humans have already done things that not that long ago seemed completely impossible. I mean as a species we removed ourselves the food change, that alone is amazing. I think it's dangerous thinking to just assume we will never know, we get closer and closer to the answers all the time. Religion is a cute thought, and easy on the mind but not very good for progression.

 

[LEWIS540]

Possibly one day, humans have already done things that not that long ago seemed completely impossible. I mean as a species we removed ourselves the food change, that alone is amazing. I think it's dangerous thinking to just assume we will never know, we get closer and closer to the answers all the time. Religion is a cute thought, and easy on the mind but not very good for progression.

We do know the answers really though.

 

[melvinj0]

we do know the answers really though.

42?

 

[Chinballs]

42?

Excellent!

 

[laz0001]

Hmmm. Most of the cases seem to involve robbery that went wrong and escalated into someone being shot and killed.

I'm not against the death penalty, but it seems most of the people on this are uneducated, jobless and made a single fucked up decision.

There's not many on here who committed truly evil acts (who do deserve to die)

 

[muhdik**]

You're not about to witness an execution, you are about to witness a murder. I am strapped down for something Marcus Rhodes did. I never killed anybody, ever. I love you, Mom. I love you, Tali. This is wrong. This whole thing is wrong. I can't believe you are going to let Marcus Rhodes walk around free. Justice has let me down. Somebody completely screwed this up. I love you too, Mom. Well Warden, if you are going to murder someone, go ahead and do it. Pull the trigger. It's coming. I can feel it coming. Goodbye.

Given the number of people who have been exonerated from death row, recent revelations about bunk forensic science used in capital cases, etc, this one is kinda chilling.

I wish we could devise some sort of "extreme circumstances" death penalty trigger and abolish it in routine use. Yes, I'd probably think differently if some moron murdered my mother, but then again in that circumstance, I wouldn't rational enough to make very good decisions, either.

I would accept the rape and murder of children as being an 'extreme circumstance'.
http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/death_row/dr_info/sellstommy.html

 

[Lovestorm]

I'm gonna go find Marcus Rhodes on facebook and see what he has to say.

 

[5H3RD0G]

I think no man is beyond redemption or forgiveness.

That is only true if they understand exactly what they did wrong and feel the same exact pain. You wish to go to heaven and a paradise when we can create it here on Earth with a little teamwork. :icon_chee

 

[The Green Lantern]

Read a story in the paper years back that said one guy's last words were "Go Raiders." No joke.

EDIT: Found a link about it.
http://tucsoncitizen.com/morgue/2007/05/23/52421-murderer-s-last-words-go-raiders/

 

[Richard Fannin]

You're not about to witness an execution, you are about to witness a murder. I am strapped down for something Marcus Rhodes did. I never killed anybody, ever. I love you, Mom. I love you, Tali. This is wrong. This whole thing is wrong. I can't believe you are going to let Marcus Rhodes walk around free. Justice has let me down. Somebody completely screwed this up. I love you too, Mom. Well Warden, if you are going to murder someone, go ahead and do it. Pull the trigger. It's coming. I can feel it coming. Goodbye.

Mmmmhhh maybe the police should investigate this Marcus Rhode dude.