State plans to carry out first judicial killing in 15 years on Tuesday using technique critics call inhumane

Summary

Louisiana is set to execute Jessie Hoffman by nitrogen gas on Tuesday, becoming the second state to use this method despite banning it for euthanizing cats and dogs under state law.

Lawyers argue the method constitutes cruel punishment, citing four recent Alabama executions where prisoners showed distress signs including violent shaking and convulsions.

Louisiana veterinarian Lee Capone, who helped ban animal gassing in the state, called Hoffman’s planned execution “horrific.”

A federal judge’s temporary stay was overturned Friday by the fifth circuit court. Three major nitrogen manufacturers have blocked their products from being used in executions.

  • LordWiggle@lemm.eeEnglish
    181·
    14 hours ago

    I’m completely horrified people here are discussing whether N2O is working properly or not, if it’s humane or not, what could work better, while we are talking about murdering people. The US is trying horrible ways to kill people because they aren’t allowed to buy seditives from the medical industry as it is only allowed to be sold to medical institutes, you know, for helping people.

    The US incarceration system is full of crimes against humanity, is corrupt, racist, still has slavery and is still murdering people. I know others who experimented with more effective ways to kill people, during the 1940’s. I wonder when the US tries more efficient ways, like for instance dumping a can of Zyclon B in a full room. Bunch of fucking nazis.

      • LordWiggle@lemm.eeEnglish
        132·
        14 hours ago

        Most countries don’t have death penalties anymore. So no, not rest of the world.

          • LordWiggle@lemm.eeEnglish
            6·
            8 hours ago

            Even more countries still have the death penalty but are not used it anymore.

            • 55 countries had the death penalty
            • Nine of these countries had the death penalty only for the most serious crimes, such as multiple killing or war crimes
            • 23 had the death penalty, but had not used it for 10 years

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