Alabama wants to be the 1st state to execute a prisoner by making him breathe only nitrogen
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Alabama is seeking to become the first state to execute a prisoner by making him breathe pure nitrogen
  • Crackhappy@lemmy.worldEnglish
    9·
    2 years ago

    While I am entirely against capital punishment at least if they use this method it will be much more humane.

    • Doug Holland@lemmy.worldOP
      37·
      2 years ago

      “Much more humane,” says who?

      The article says “proponents of the new method have theorized it would be painless,” but I’m not inclined to take their word for it.

      • senoro@lemmy.ml
        6·
        2 years ago

        It is painless. You can try it out yourself. Your body only detects excess CO2 not lack of oxygen. You will go lightheaded before passing out and eventually dying of oxygen starvation

        • Doug Holland@lemmy.worldOP
          41·
          2 years ago

          Oh, and I can try it out myself? Thanks, mate. :)

          Never heard of death by nitrogen until his morning, but this conversation got me curious enough to read this article, which doesn’t convince me it’s painless.

              When Alabama and two other states authorized nitrogen hypoxia, supporters said it was a more humane method of execution. Others, including the U.S. Supreme Court, have said there isn’t yet sufficient evidence to back up that claim.

              Because no person has ever been executed by inhaling pure nitrogen — there is seemingly no way to humanely test its use — exactly how the state will carry out a nitrogen hypoxia execution is unclear. A deputy state attorney general said the state has developed a protocol for it, but added that it has not been finalized…

          It’s only a quibble, though, for me. I’m opposed to the death penalty, even if they devise a method that causes fatal orgasm.

          • Franzia@lemmy.blahaj.zone
            4·
            2 years ago

            Oh, this is absolutely nothing new. Without getting into details… this method of administering death has been advocated for by doctors and activists. Done correctly, the victim of this capital punishment may not feel a thing at all. Done poorly, there may be raised heart rate, hyper-ventilation, and involuntary convulsions.

            • Doug Holland@lemmy.worldOP
              41·
              2 years ago

              …this method of administering death has been advocated for by doctors

              You cracked me up with that. :) Sounds like a doctor my wife & I had in Kansas City…