Smith’s execution by “nitrogen hypoxia” took around 22 minutes, according to media witnesses, who were led into a viewing room at the William C Holman correctional facility in Atmore shortly before 8 pm local time.

  • @xor
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    15 months ago

    i don’t think it’s “rightly”
    although execution is barbaric and should be outlawed; if you can’t stop it, making it more humane is still moral.

    • FfaerieOxide
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      55 months ago

      Disagree. It is not and cannot be moral to take any part in an execution.

      • @Swallowtail@beehaw.org
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        45 months ago

        I agree with you. Imagine a country starts rounding up and murdering some ethnic/religious minority. Doctors shouldn’t be like “ahh we must help the government kill them in the most humane way possible!” If anything that’s enabling it.