Kenneth Smith ‘struggled for life’ for 22 minutes in nitrogen gas execution: Updates
www.independent.co.uk
Witness Reverend Jeff Hood told reporters he saw a man ‘struggling for their life’ for 22 minutes as Smith became the first US death row inmate executed by nitrogen asphyxia

“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.

  • Neato@ttrpg.networkEnglish
    19·
    10 months ago

    Where does it say in that article that it’s well-tested or that they botched it?

    • m-p{3}@lemmy.ca
      9·
      10 months ago

      Where does it say in that article that it’s well-tested

      Dr Nitschke was called to testify by lawyers representing Smith and claims he has seen around 50 people die by nitrogen hypoxia.

      Considering he’s an expert on the matter, I assume he would have said if these past events he witnessed went poorly.

      or that they botched it?

      He said that when he examined the chamber Smith’s execution will be carried out in and the mask that will be used, he became ‘anxious’ as he could not promise the death row inmate that everything would go as planned.