Kenneth Smith ‘struggled for life’ for 22 minutes in Alabama nitrogen gas execution: Updates
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“Kenny just began to gasp for air repeatedly and the execution took about 25 minutes total.”
Pretty compassionate way to kill a person.
Once again, the Law in the south is brutal.
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It's a well-tested method, they botched the methodology.
https://www.ladbible.com/news/us-news/kenneth-smith-execution-euthanasia-pod-creator-193400-20240125
Well shit, they should have at least used a full face covering or a hood at minimum.
Where does it say in that article that it's well-tested or that they botched it?
Considering he's an expert on the matter, I assume he would have said if these past events he witnessed went poorly.