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死刑犯「最後的晚餐」絕對超乎你的想像！

2021/12/25

死刑犯的最後一餐會你想到要吃什麼？這輩子的最後一餐一定是豪華大餐嗎？答案可能會超乎你的想像。

藝術家 Henry Hargreaves 把美國最可怕罪犯最後一餐所開的菜單都重製了一份出來，完成了名為「No Seconds」的系列作品，來看看這些人的最後一餐選擇了什麼吧！

Henry tells BuzzFeed: "When I first came across all the requests, I found it to be such a fascinating insight into the minds of these soon-to-be executed individuals."

有的人什麼都沒吃，就這樣空腹上路了。

"As I read the requests, I began to imagine these prisoners as people and not just numbers. The story became much more real in my mind and I wanted to represent this visually."

這位可怕 52 歲的犯人 John Wayne Gacy，除了強暴還犯了 33 起謀殺案。他的最後一餐點了 12 隻炸蝦、肯德基炸雞、薯條...最特別的是還有草莓，吃完之後，就實施注射死刑了。

"Our culinary choices often say something about us that we sometimes cannot articulate easily. One of the trends with last meals was the amount of fried or comfort food."

Timothy McVeigh 犯的一起爆炸攻擊，殺死了 168 人。他的最後一餐是一份薄荷巧克力冰淇淋。

"To try to find a little comfort from these last bites is an interesting glimpse into their mind."

犯下兩起謀殺的 Ricky Ray Rector，餐後卻留下了胡桃派，還跟守衛說這個他等等再吃
（有時死刑犯的想法你怎麼也猜不透...）

有的犯人最後的要求甚至很清淡簡單。

"I wanted the viewer to think of them as a person for a moment instead of them being anonymous."

Ted Bundy 這個死刑犯拒絕這「最後一餐」，所以監獄就端上了「官方版的最後一餐」
有五分熟牛排、蛋、薯餅、烤土司、牛奶、果汁...，感覺還滿豐富的。

"Nor am I trying to make a judgment about the crime."

這位死刑犯 Ronnie Lee Gardner 最後一餐還要搭配著電影魔戒三部曲。

"The viewer can make up their own mind as to whether they agree with the punishment or not."

這位 28 歲的死刑犯甚至只要求要這一顆橄欖。

Victor Feguer, who was hanged in 1963 for kidnap and murder, asked for a single olive. He reportedly thought it might grow into an olive tree from inside his body and hoped it would make use of him as a symbol of peace.