BrikoX@lemmy.zipM to Interesting Global News@lemmy.zipEnglish · 8 months agoAlabama inmate executed with nitrogen gas was ‘shaking violently’ for 22 minutes, witnesses saywww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square77fedilinkarrow-up1247arrow-down111file-text
arrow-up1236arrow-down1external-linkAlabama inmate executed with nitrogen gas was ‘shaking violently’ for 22 minutes, witnesses saywww.theguardian.comBrikoX@lemmy.zipM to Interesting Global News@lemmy.zipEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square77fedilinkfile-text
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minus-squareShroOmeric@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up27arrow-down5·8 months agoCrazy how americans love to shoot each other for any reason, but would never shoot for death penalty. Weird.
minus-squaremuse@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down2·8 months ago?? 4 states still use it. 2 have considered switching to it within the last year
minus-squareShroOmeric@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down1·edit-28 months agoOh good, why not all of them? I mean its not worse than other methods…
minus-squareSeasoned_Greetingslinkfedilinkarrow-up13·8 months agoWell the cleanup is a bit worse for the poor sod stuck with that job.
minus-squareShroOmeric@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·8 months agoWell that’s true, but I guess the comfort of the poor soul getting shot has the priority… but yeah, never considered the afterward…
minus-squareNeuromancerlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down2·8 months agoOnly one state has it if I remember correctly. Utah.
minus-squareNeuromancerlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down3·8 months agoIf I was going to be executed. I’d want firing squad. Don’t make it pretty. Let the world see the barbaric act.
minus-squarepulverizedcoccyx@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 months agoHmmm 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.
minus-squarequicklimelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-28 months agoI thought it was a clowder of cats but a mewling of kittens. Maybe viciousness qualifies for clowder status.
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.