BrikoXM to Interesting Global NewsEnglish · 5 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.comBrikoXM to Interesting Global NewsEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square77fedilinkfile-text
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minus-squareaksdb@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down2·5 months agoI hope they investigate and publish details. Nitrogen was supposed to be painless - it’s used for suicide capsules after all. So I wonder what went wrong here.
minus-squarechaogomu@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up28arrow-down3·5 months agoThe asshats at the prison decided that nitrogen was a deadly poison and used a respirator setup that recirculated the exhaled CO2.
I hope they investigate and publish details. Nitrogen was supposed to be painless - it’s used for suicide capsules after all. So I wonder what went wrong here.
The asshats at the prison decided that nitrogen was a deadly poison and used a respirator setup that recirculated the exhaled CO2.