Alabama inmate executed with nitrogen gas was ‘shaking violently’ for 22 minutes, witnesses say
Alabama inmate executed with nitrogen gas was ‘shaking violently’ for 22 minutes, witnesses say
State executes Kenneth Smith with untested procedure that lawyers had argued amounted to cruel and unusual punishment
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Crazy how americans love to shoot each other for any reason, but would never shoot for death penalty. Weird.
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4 states still use it. 2 have considered switching to it within the last year
Oh good, why not all of them? I mean its not worse than other methods..
Well the cleanup is a bit worse for the poor sod stuck with that job.
Well that's true, but I guess the comfort of the poor soul getting shot has the priority.. but yeah, never considered the afterward..
Only one state has it if I remember correctly. Utah.
Idaho as well..
As of 2023.
If I was going to be executed. I’d want firing squad. Don’t make it pretty. Let the world see the barbaric act.
Hmmm I choose death by tweezers, long excruciating and messy. That or a clowder of small but viciously hungry kittens to make me into a fancy feast.
I thought it was a clowder of cats but a mewling of kittens. Maybe viciousness qualifies for clowder status.