And he only had to wait 26 years or so for the final chop! I know China executes people far too quickly but keeping people on death row for so long is just as bad. In both countries the justice systems leave much to be desired.

Now - if he'd been a sporting celebrity or a pop star........

Or if he'd been born again......

Phil, Hong Kong,

I find it odd that people in a country with a different justice system have the audacity to condemn ours. Are they different? Yes, of course. Are mistakes made-yes, in both countries. Several dozen (perhaps hundreds) have been removed from death row upon a closer inspection of the evidence, with the advantage of hindsight. The man in Tennessee exhausted his appeals process--that would be why he committed the crime in 1981 and received his punishment 26 years later. This article did not provide nearly the detail that articles over here have given, and considering the British feeling toward death penalty I'm not surprised that he was painted in a more sympathetic light. Why does no one seem to care about the policeman who was killed in the line of duty? Just because you did something allegedly accidentally does not absolve you of penalty. The murder of a policeman is a capital offense in all states with the death penalty and at the federal level.

Mary, Minneapolis, MN/USA

The police officer was an idiot.

So now it is the policeman's fault. Typical of European double-think.

Squyres, Houston, USA

I was not on the jury that convicted Mr. Workman, so cannot comment on his guilt or innocence, but I don't believe that was the point of the story. It is quite a leap to state that anyone would think Mr. Workman innocent simply because he ordered a pizza for a homeless person.

I think the point of the story is one of a degree of moral redemption, and if there is a larger message here, for me it's about the tragedy of the death penalty.

Dianne, Boston, US

Dont feel sorry for him. He should not have been doing an armed robbery in the first place. Maybe he didnt intend to kill the police officer but it would never have happened if he wasnt breaking the law. These people are allways sorry when they get caught. Good riddence to him !!!

dan, london, uk

Whilst I agree that his gesture to donate his last meal was very kind and throught provoking , it makes me laugh at how quick people are to condem the American justice system based on the details of the case provided in the above article.

Whilst I understand that there are cases where the American justice system has got things wrong in the past the fact that the guy attempted to donate a pizza at the end does not automatically make him inocent of all crimes he may have committed prior to this point!

Jermain, London,

Haven't you seen Prison Break? It happens all the time over there!!

Milo, York, UK

It does seem that if you have money in the US you can play the criminal legal system and if you don't well Workman found out. Very sad.

vicky cotterell, london, london

Words fail me ... how the heck could someone like that get the death penalty? He MIGHT have shot the police officer, and even then it might have been an accident (the police officer was an idiot, hitting someone who is holding a gun over the head?). What kind of blood thirsty "justice" is this? The judge who sentenced him/was is a nutcase.

starling, Lancaster,

another symbol of "great" american (in)justice- that after all of that evidence that was found out later the guy still couldnt get his conviction overturned- and this country has signed an extradition treaty with them!- systemised corruption!

imad, london,

COWBOY JUSTICE in a cowboy country-----if it is true that the witness who stated he saw the shooting later said that he lied there should have been an appeal.

John Doe, London,