The Alabama attorney general’s office told federal appeals court judges last week that nitrogen hypoxia is “the most painless and humane method of execution known to man.” But what exactly Smith, 58, will feel after the warden switches on the gas is unknown, some doctors and critics say.
Wednesday, January 24, 2024
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Can I pull the switch on this POS?
ReplyDeleteThe hell with the nitrogen, give me a rusty dull knife.....
ReplyDeleteEh, makes sense. People scuba diving sometimes die not even realizing there's a problem. The impulse to draw breath is caused by buildup of CO2, not lack of oxygen. So lack of O2 goes unnoticed, the first symptom is unconsciousness.
ReplyDeleteJohn G
Wonder what the woman stabbed to death felt as she was being assaulted?
ReplyDeleteMethod of execution, should be the same as the perp used on his victim.
DeleteRobert Heinlein called it "Balancing".
DeleteWhy not use Joe's favorite imported drug: Fentanyl, or is it Pfentanyl?
ReplyDeleteAh damnit, just give him a covid shot.
How about instead of a gas chamber or whatever, use a compression chamber and a big ball valve?
ReplyDeleteOOOOOOOHHHHHHHH I do like that!
DeleteI like it, lol!
DeleteWasn't that in the plot of a Tom Clancy novel?
Delete"Mr. Clark" used a hyperbaric chamber to get answers from one of his, ah, subjects.
DeleteI guess the gasses "bubbling up" within ones joints is extremely painful, hence "the bends"
What was left was, as the Klingon say, more vegetable than human.
DeleteYes, the bends hurt. A lot. And then a lot more.
DeleteMake him listen to speeches by Joe and Kamala.
ReplyDeleteThat should do the trick and if after five minutes he asks for a bullet through his head, be kind, and give it to him.
Why sentence someone to die then worry about their death being painless and humane? Death by hanging or guillotine is both quick and sure. They don't deserve any better.
ReplyDeleteIt may be unknown to doctors, but I knew a chemical plant mechanic who stuck his head into a nitrogen blanketed tank and he said it was lights out in about 4-6 seconds. His buddy dragged him back out and got him breathing again and he was fine after that. You need a certain level of CO2 in your blood to trigger the breathing reflex. Purge that out by sticking your self in an inert atmosphere and you just quit breathing and go unconscious. No pain.
ReplyDeleteMaybe that's why our alien overlords are trying to drastically reduce CO2 in the atmosphere. What's the tipping point?
DeleteIsn't nitrogen extremely flammable? Be a shame if there was a spark.
ReplyDeleteNo it's inert.
DeleteIts inert, it puts fires out.
DeleteExile1981
The right mix of hydrogen and oxygen combined with static....
DeleteThe lethal IV drugs are plentiful and easily available. They’re sold at Home Depot under the brand name Liquid Plumbr.
ReplyDeleteWho cares what he feels?
ReplyDeleteI care. Making these executions painless is the wrong approach. Make it as painful as possible and show it on the prison CCTV for every inmate to watch.
DeleteAfterwards, find something disgusting like buzzard meat, feed it to the prisoners and tell them it's long pork.
I once went out from nitrogen hypoxia in a construction accident. You take a breath and you're out. No warning, no discomfort, you're just out. When I was revived there were no after effects.
ReplyDeleteA pox on all the "humane" methods. Gallows wood and hemp are reasonably cheap, and reusable. If you want to get pissy about the poor criminal's comfort, use a soft nylon rope. One short drop, and it's off to the lime pit!
ReplyDeleteI hope I have at least an hour's warning before my kids arrive to take me on a ride out to visit 'a farm." I have a bottle of nitrogen I bought at an industrial supply hidden out in the shed. It's better than living in constant pain, or dribbling down the front of my bib in some old-age warehouse. (And it's not as messy as a bullet.)
ReplyDeleteLet's go full Constitutional. Cruel and unusual, right? Well, what was considered cruel and unusual back in 1792? Not the long drop, short drop, axe, firing squad, hot tar and feather, keelhauling....
ReplyDeleteWorked at a plant w/ 24 hour operations. Night shift put a nitrogen blanket on a tank overnight. Day shift comes in and doesn't follow confined space procedures. 1st guy in drops. 2nd guy goes in after him and drops, too. 1st guy was tied off and pulled out in time. Couldn't get to the 2nd guy in time. He has a plaque at the entrance to the plant. It's a scary world, be safe!
ReplyDeleteTall trees and short ropes have worked for hundreds of years, let's git er done....
ReplyDeleteJD
“ Smith was one of two men convicted of the 1988 murder-for-hire of a preacher’s wife. Prosecutors said the men were paid $1,000 to kill Elizabeth Sennett, 45, on behalf of her husband, who wanted to collect on insurance. The coroner testified Sennett was stabbed repeatedly. Her husband killed himself when he became a suspect. John Forrest Parker, the other man convicted, was executed in 2010.
ReplyDeleteThe victim’s son, Charles Sennett Jr., said in an interview with WAAY-TV that Smith “has to pay for what he’s done.” He and other family members plan to witness the execution.
“And some of these people out there say, ‘Well, he doesn’t need to suffer like that.’ Well, he didn’t ask Mama how to suffer?” the son told the station. “They just did it. They stabbed her — multiple times.””
My sentiments exactly.
This POS has been alive 35 years longer than he deserves.
ReplyDeleteAt the risk of going against the grain, I used to be 100% for the death penalty. Then I saw how completely corrupt the DoJ and judicial branch were when it came to the J6 defendants. Frankly, I don't want those evil bastards in the DoJ having the power of life and death in their hands.
ReplyDeleteI got some bad news...
DeleteThey should do what all the smart govt idiots do, have him take a survey after the procedure...
ReplyDeleteI think we're missing an opportunity to balance the budget. Why not sell these folks for live medical testing? How much would big pharma pay for someone they do test anything they wanted without any ramifications? Live tissue regeneration? No problem. Cut off an arm and see if you can get it to grow back. Opportunities are endless.
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