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TranscriptAlabama suffocated a man to death in a gas chamber tonight after starving him so he wouldn't choke on his own vomit as they did it. And this was deemed perfectly legal by multiple courts in the vaunted American legal system.

That's what happens when you value institutions over people.

Link for more info: https://www.reuters.com/legal/alabama-prepares-carry-out-first-execution-by-nitrogen-asphyxiation-2024-01-25/

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[–] Daefsdeda 39 points 11 months ago (3 children)

They didn't seem to do it correctly and it took a while. It described in the article but it is horrible.

[–] [email protected] 72 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Death penalty in the US and not doing it correctly, name a more fitting duo

[–] starman2112 32 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

Obligatory Jacob Geller

Crazy how as our methods of execution get easier to watch, they get more torturous to the individual. Give me a firing squad or a guillotine any day. Y'all lethal inject me, I'm haunting your asses

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago

People just... go to watch executions?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

Interesting video, indeed worth a watch.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It sounds like he tried to hold his breath, not that they did it incorrectly.

[–] Daefsdeda 1 points 11 months ago

Well the method itself makes it so people will try and hold their breath. I mean they know that once they start breathing their life will stop. You are right though.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

It's not like they could have practiced beforehand, but I get what you mean.