Dana Fried on Nostr: The state should not be in the business of murdering its own residents (or ...
The state should not be in the business of murdering its own residents (or preferably, anyone).
However, I'm seeing a lot of really stupid arguments over why N2 anoxia is *specifically* a bad or inhumane choice, and, they are at best deeply misinformed.
The reason inert-gas anoxia is bad is because it allows people to believe that executing a human being could ever be a clean, tidy, "humane" act. Guillotine is equally humane but messy; you can't look on pretending you're not watching a murder.
However, I'm seeing a lot of really stupid arguments over why N2 anoxia is *specifically* a bad or inhumane choice, and, they are at best deeply misinformed.
The reason inert-gas anoxia is bad is because it allows people to believe that executing a human being could ever be a clean, tidy, "humane" act. Guillotine is equally humane but messy; you can't look on pretending you're not watching a murder.