BrikoX@lemmy.zipM to Interesting Global News@lemmy.zipEnglish · 5 months agoAlabama inmate executed with nitrogen gas was ‘shaking violently’ for 22 minutes, witnesses saywww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square66fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkAlabama inmate executed with nitrogen gas was ‘shaking violently’ for 22 minutes, witnesses saywww.theguardian.comBrikoX@lemmy.zipM to Interesting Global News@lemmy.zipEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square66fedilinkfile-text
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minus-squareShroOmeric@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 months agoCrazy how americans love to shoot each other for any reason, but would never shoot for death penalty. Weird.
minus-squaremuse@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 months ago?? 4 states still use it. 2 have considered switching to it within the last year
minus-squareShroOmeric@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-25 months agoOh good, why not all of them? I mean its not worse than other methods…
minus-squareNeuromancer@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 months agoOnly one state has it if I remember correctly. Utah.
minus-squareNeuromancer@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 months agoIf I was going to be executed. I’d want firing squad. Don’t make it pretty. Let the world see the barbaric act.
Crazy how americans love to shoot each other for any reason, but would never shoot for death penalty. Weird.
??
4 states still use it. 2 have considered switching to it within the last year
Oh good, why not all of them? I mean its not worse than other methods…
Only one state has it if I remember correctly. Utah.
Idaho as well…
As of 2023.
If I was going to be executed. I’d want firing squad. Don’t make it pretty. Let the world see the barbaric act.