William Lindsey :toad: on Nostr: "[Kenneth] Smith’s killing [by Alabama] was the first American execution to use ...
"[Kenneth] Smith’s killing [by Alabama] was the first American execution to use nitrogen hypoxia, depriving the body of oxygen by way of nitrogen gas, until a person dies. It’s a method that veterinarians have stopped using on animals, because they found that the animals seemed to be in too much distress."
~ Jill Filipovic
And now the "pro-life" state of Ohio wants to have a go at the same barbarism.
#CapitalPunishment #DeathPenalty #Alabama #barbarism #ProLife
https://jill.substack.com/p/american-savageryPublished at
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