‘Astonishingly cruel’: Alabama seeks to test execution method on death row ‘guinea pig’

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‘Astonishingly cruel’: Alabama seeks to test execution method on death row ‘guinea pig’
theguardian.com

Nine months after Kenneth Smith’s botched lethal injection, state attorney general has asked for approval to kill him with nitrogen

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The process of putting someone to death is already traumatic to the guards that have to make it happen. It makes them question whether they can find salvation - even though their job made them do it.

Now you’re asking them to experiment on people? At the very least let’s use surefire methods & people who are already murderers for this profession

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