Instead of striving for more, sometimes it’s best to be
thankful for what you’ve got—even if what you’ve got is a life sentence in
jail.
After a string of violent gas station robberies that left
one man dead and several others wounded, Michael Selsor was convicted of murder
and sentenced to death in Oklahoma. But the very next year, that sentence was
changed to life in prison when the Supreme Court declared the death penalty
unconstitutional.
Instead of thanking his lucky stars while he grew old and
gray in prison, Selsor demanded a new trial. He got one, and was found guilty
of murder once again—but by then the death penalty was back in style, and
Selsor earned himself a brand-spanking-new death sentence.
Oops.
Prior to his execution today, Michael Selsor ate a last meal
from Kentucky Fried Chicken. He requested a crispy two breast and one wing meal
(with an added thigh), potato wedges, baked beans, two biscuits with honey, and
an apple turnover.
And speaking of turnovers, Selsor will soon be turning over in his grave as he thinks
about that cushy life sentence he could be enjoying right now.
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