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Albama (lemy.lol)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/whitepeopletwitter

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Alabama 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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[–] [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.