The state of Alabama has executed an inmate by making him inhale nitrogen gas until he suffocated to death. This is a new execution method 🇺🇸

@kutee I agree, it’s a shit show, but it’s meant to be a civilised first world country

@kutee No drug use in the UK? Don't pretend the UK is without faults.

The UK has one of the highest rates of drug-induced deaths in Europe, with 76 deaths per million population

@kutee Trump isn't the president, Biden is, no wonder the country is a laughing stock, which you pointed out.

@TrashCat But he was born and raised in Queens and lived in Manhattan.

Once a New Yorker, always a New Yorker.

You can take a New Yorker out of New York, but you can’t take New York out of the New Yorker.

@RedBaron now you're being pedantic. I didn't say every single New Yorker is more sane, I spoke generally. Most New Yorkers hate Trump. Do the math.

@basilfawlty89 I wasn’t the one trying to argue that he’s not a New Yorker.

@Patriot96 in uk, thousands of people used to come and watch live executions

@kutee national passtime

@Justice4All it is

@IM5688 [quote]We seem to have an almost unlimited supply of fentanyl illegally entering the country in which a lot of it is confiscated by the feds. Why not use that fentanyl for executions? It's quick, relatively painless and we have the supply.
Oh wait, that might make too much sense. That's something we can't have - using common sense.[/quote]

Commit a death penalty crime and request that the State use fentanyl to execute you. Smith wanted to be executed by nitrogen gas and the State granted his wish.

@Diotrephes Smith chose nitrogen gas, but what were his other choices? I'm fairly sure fentanyl wasn't one of the choices. Also, just because he "requests" something, doesn't mean his request will be granted.

@IM5688 [quote]Smith chose nitrogen gas, but what were his other choices? I'm fairly sure fentanyl wasn't one of the choices. Also, just because he "requests" something, doesn't mean his request will be granted.[/quote]
The normal IV didn't work on Smith so he requested the nitrogen and that is what he got.

The lesson is that if you commit a death penalty crime it might be best for you not to be taken alive.

@WildBill25
I have no moral issue with the death penalty for specific crimes.
I come from a country where shooting squad or beheading is the execution method
which I believe is far swifter and merciful than dying slowly by suffocating which is basically torture to death.

@WildBill25 [quote]And?? Sounds good to me! Don't like the punishment, don't commit the crime!![/quote]

If you commit the crime don't be taken alive.

@Diotrephes suicide by cop!

@jshm2 lol why are your comments always hidden ?

@Baremine So cruelty for the sake of cruelty....because cruelty is the point?

Bring back the guillotine or the firing squad. Quick and swift death.

@Theyitis how about we execute murders in the same way they killed their victims including letting them be raped

@Patriot96 Who’s going to administer the raping? I bet you’ve already got your resume typed up, don’t you?

@JSul3 what about the person he killed

@Patriot96 I have compassion for the victim and family members.

My point is that it should not take 20 minutes+ to execute someone.

If you were the killer, I would not want to take that long to execute you.
Got it?

@kutee [quote]yeah why didnt they just shoot him,or hang him like we used to in uk[/quote]

He wanted to be executed by that method, so the State honored his wish.

@strongbow probably way less than his victim's family is! Fuck em! They should prolonged it!

@strongbow That's great until you are falsely incarcerated, or the state decides they start doing that on people they deem a political threat.