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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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[–] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

That’s really the tricky thing about the death penalty. Nobody alive really knows what it feels like.

Tough to get volunteers for a controlled study, too. At least under current ethical guidelines.