The state plans to carry out the first U.S. execution via nitrogen hypoxia with Kenneth Smith, who survived an earlier attempt to execute him by lethal injection

Death to America, and death to the South in particular. Scorch that motherfucking earth.

  • kickit [he/him, they/them]
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    10 months ago

    Am I missing something obvious as to why they don't use firing squads? Is it a matter of "optics" or so whoever's making the lethal* injection juice can sell at a huge markup?

    • Awoo [she/her]
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      10 months ago

      Makes the execution less violent and more "acceptable".

      • oregoncom [he/him]
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        10 months ago

        liberals will commit the most horrific crimes against nature just to avoid the optics of violence.

    • UmbraVivi [he/him, she/her]
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      10 months ago

      Yeah, everything that was done to make the death penalty more "humane" has been done to make it more comfortable for the executioners and the public, rather than for the ones being executed.

    • Dolores [love/loves]
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      10 months ago

      it also denies the murdered prisoner a bit of dignity imo, instead of standing, cursing his killers its this medicalized byzantine ritual

      • RyanGosling [none/use name]
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        10 months ago

        cursing his killers its this medicalized byzantine ritual

        You also can’t taunt their killers and haunt their dreams before they unload their rifles. Lethal injection means they watch you ‘peacefully’ fall asleep