Alabama readies never-before-used execution method that some veterinarians won't even use for pets
Alabama readies never-before-used execution method that some veterinarians won't even use for pets
Politicians pushed for the nitrogen gas execution method with limited scientific research behind it. Critics say it could amount to torture.
If Kenneth Eugene Smith is brought to the Alabama death chamber to face execution next week for his role in the 1988 murder-for-hire of a pastor's wife, the state plans to use an untested and untried method to end his life, suffocating him with a stream of nitrogen gas to be delivered through a face mask.
In a federal appeals court Friday, Smith's lawyers sought to block it, arguing that not only have Smith's constitutional rights been violated, but that he could be subjected to an agonizing death and that most of the details surrounding the state's new execution protocol "deserve more scrutiny."
The use of nitrogen gas will be a capital punishment first, even though it has not only been denounced by some medical professionals but also by veterinarians who oppose its use on animals. In 2020, the American Veterinary Medical Association advised against the use of nitrogen gas as a way to euthanize most mammals, calling it "distressing." One of the few uses of nitrogen gas in animal euthanasia is with chickens.
The United Nations' Office of The High Commissioner for Human Rights has expressed alarm, saying in a statement that the untested method "could amount to torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment under international human rights law."
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Simply chop his head with a guillotine. Almost zero percent chance of fucking up, quick and painless. No, that one story about the slapped head is bunkum. Standing up suddenly can cause you to faint due to low blood pressure. Having your neck cut off results in a much more sudden drop in blood pressure to the brain. People just don't want to see the messy blood spilled. If you want to execute someone, deal with it.
Execution methods have weird requirements to be efficient, but also not look violent for those watching. They also get bonus points for looking high tech.
So strapped to a table then a bolt gun attached to the back of the table separates the spinal cord from the brain fits the bill. It doesn't look violent, no one would even see the bolt go in and out. It is fast, it is reusable and it could even use renewable energy if it is powered by solar panels.
This is exactly why we should be hitting people with a beam that makes them glow and then disappear.
Put a smiley mask on him and have ai do the executing.
If they lined the gas tube with led lights so it looks like glowing green gas is being used it would probably help.
Yeah? Bet he can't burp his ABCs!
I’d be in favor of some kind of head ripping off machine myself.