Kenneth Smith’s nitrogen execution called ‘troubling’ by White House: Updates
www.independent.co.uk
Witness Reverend Jeff Hood told reporters he saw a man ‘struggling for their life’ for 22 minutes as Smith became the first US death row inmate executed by nitrogen asphyxia

“Kenny just began to gasp for air repeatedly and the execution took about 25 minutes total.”

Pretty compassionate way to kill a person.

Once again, the Law in the south is brutal.

  • snooggums@kbin.social
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    10 months ago

    The obvious outcome is someone trying to fight against being killed in whatever way they can. If you know that you won’t get oxygen, the obvious response is to hold your breath.

    This would work humanely for someone who wants to die, but as a method of execution is is torture like all the rest.