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TranscriptAlabama suffocated a man to death in a gas chamber tonight after starving him so he wouldn't choke on his own vomit as they did it. And this was deemed perfectly legal by multiple courts in the vaunted American legal system.

That's what happens when you value institutions over people.

Link for more info: https://www.reuters.com/legal/alabama-prepares-carry-out-first-execution-by-nitrogen-asphyxiation-2024-01-25/

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[-] RiderExMachina@lemmy.ml 98 points 8 months ago

Honestly, if I were to choose suicide, I'd go for a nitrogen slumber. Seems like a painless way to go.

[-] Daefsdeda@sh.itjust.works 39 points 8 months ago

They didn't seem to do it correctly and it took a while. It described in the article but it is horrible.

[-] Commiunism@lemmy.wtf 72 points 8 months ago

Death penalty in the US and not doing it correctly, name a more fitting duo

[-] starman2112@sh.itjust.works 32 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Obligatory Jacob Geller

Crazy how as our methods of execution get easier to watch, they get more torturous to the individual. Give me a firing squad or a guillotine any day. Y'all lethal inject me, I'm haunting your asses

[-] ParetoOptimalDev@lemmy.today 7 points 8 months ago

People just... go to watch executions?

[-] SteefLem@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago

Interesting video, indeed worth a watch.

[-] null@slrpnk.net 11 points 8 months ago

It sounds like he tried to hold his breath, not that they did it incorrectly.

[-] Daefsdeda@sh.itjust.works 1 points 8 months ago

Well the method itself makes it so people will try and hold their breath. I mean they know that once they start breathing their life will stop. You are right though.

[-] RiderExMachina@lemmy.ml 2 points 8 months ago

It's not like they could have practiced beforehand, but I get what you mean.

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