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globalnews@lemmy.zip • 5 months ago

Alabama inmate executed with nitrogen gas was ‘shaking violently’ for 22 minutes, witnesses say

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Alabama inmate executed with nitrogen gas was ‘shaking violently’ for 22 minutes, witnesses say

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globalnews@lemmy.zip • 5 months ago

State executes Kenneth Smith with untested procedure that lawyers had argued amounted to cruel and unusual punishment

Archived version: https://archive.ph/YdfmT
Archived version: https://web.archive.org/web/20240126184006/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/jan/25/alabama-executes-kenneth-smith-nitrogen-gas

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LeninsBeard [he/him]
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12•5 months ago
Methods of execution have never been about easing the suffering of the person being executed, it's about absolving the guilt felt by the executor

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  hexbear
  2•5 months ago
  Eh, some methods, like collective lynching, are about sharing the guilt.
  
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