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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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[–] RiderExMachina@lemmy.ml 98 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Honestly, if I were to choose suicide, I'd go for a nitrogen slumber. Seems like a painless way to go.

[–] Daefsdeda@sh.itjust.works 38 points 1 year 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.

[–] Commiunism@lemmy.wtf 71 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] starman2112@sh.itjust.works 32 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year 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

[–] ParetoOptimalDev@lemmy.today 7 points 1 year ago

People just... go to watch executions?

[–] SteefLem@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Interesting video, indeed worth a watch.

[–] null@slrpnk.net 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] Daefsdeda@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year 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.

[–] RiderExMachina@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

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

[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 22 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Hmm, I think I'd choose "cocaine overdose".

[–] mkhopper@lemmy.world 29 points 1 year ago

Too dangerous. You might mis-judge the amount and just end up having a good time.

[–] NoIWontPickaName@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sounds fun but it would be a horrible way to die.

2 grams of heroin would be the way to go I would think

[–] gobills@lemm.ee -1 points 1 year ago

Why not both! Speedball your way out like all the other greats!

[–] settoloki@lemmy.one 9 points 1 year ago

It's the way the suicide pods work, apparently

[–] Mango@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's literally the way I wanna die. How many Alabama Republicans do I gotta do in to get done in like this?