One of the racist men that killed James Byrd in Jasper, TX was executed tonight.

[Ilsa]

(CNN) -- Lawrence Russell Brewer was executed in Texas Wednesday evening for his involvement in the infamous dragging death of a black man 13 years ago.

Brewer, 44, was one of three men convicted for involvement in the murder of James Byrd.

He was executed by lethal injection at 6:21 p.m. local time (7:21 p.m. ET) Wednesday , according to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

Brewer ate a huge final meal, according to Texas Department of Criminal Justice spokesman Jason Clark. It consisted of chicken fried steaks, a triple-meat bacon cheeseburger, a cheese omelet, a bowl of fried okra, barbeque, fajitas, pizza, and a slab of peanut butter fudge with crushed peanuts.

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This was taken from the CNN website.

Edited to add link: http://www.cnn.com/2011/09/21/justice/texas-dragging-death-execution/index.html

[Fire Walk With Me]

1. I remember this. Is this the guy who was PROUD of what he'd done?

[Ilsa]

4. Brewer tried to minimize the part he played. I added the link in the OP. nt

[Blue_In_AK]

2. I am anti death penalty

even for this lowlife.

[Catherine Vincent]

5. I agree

But in this guy's case, I hate that I am against the DP.

[GumboYaYa]

3. This is one of those cases that tests one's conviction that the death penalty is a horrible thing.

But the death penalty is still a horrible thing. It saddens me that America still adheres to this medieval notion of punishment.

[Chorophyll]

8. Yep. I think it's natural to feel the urge for vengeance,

especially given the monstrous nature of this crime. But death at the hands of the state doesn't sit well with me. And it won't bring the victim back.

[Fridays Child]

6. From the description of his last meal...

...it sounds like he was hoping a coronary would take him out before he got to the death chamber.

[MadHound]

7. More state committed murder

Not something to celebrate.

Lock him away for life, sure, I have no problem with that. But no state execution, no matter who, no matter the crime.

[Swede]

9. I still find the death penalty wrong.

It is vengeance,not justice. IMHO