2006-06-13 13:20:22 · 13 answers · asked by Astrogurlie22 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
if you are on death row and you are on your way to be executed you are considered a dead man walking because you are already dead as far as everyone is concerned and yet you are walking
2006-06-13 13:24:47 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
They call a man on the way to execution that. On the way from his cell to the electricchair the guards yell out "dead man walking"
2006-06-13 13:25:12 · answer #2 · answered by Lex 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dead man walking refers to a convict on death row who, for all intents and purposes, is as good as dead, but still walking (until execution).
2006-06-13 13:24:30 · answer #3 · answered by Sels 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When an inmate is on deathrow...about to be executed..taking that final walk...that's a dead man walking.
People also use it other ways.
2006-06-13 13:23:14 · answer #4 · answered by Jesse Rocks 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Someone on their way to the execution chamber. He's already a dead man.
2006-06-13 13:22:11 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe that this originated from a death row chantra. When the inmate is escorted from their cell to the execution chamber the other inmates announce that a "deadman is walking".
2006-06-13 13:25:58 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Typically this is a term used in prisons when a death row inmate is being walked to the death chamber.
2006-06-13 13:24:22 · answer #7 · answered by 100% Chance of Pain 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means that the person is going to die soon or is gonna get beat up pretty badly. It's usually used before fights or executions.
2006-06-13 13:23:39 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Man without any resonsiblity.
2006-06-13 13:28:05 · answer #9 · answered by Syed A 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Inmate on death row, taking that final walk to be executed.
2006-06-14 06:09:44 · answer #10 · answered by mystic_gohan_masenko 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋