#NEWs: The Supreme Court allows Alabama to execute Kenneth Smith with nitrogen gas, an unprecedented method, on Thursday. No noted dissents.
#DeathPenalty #CapitalPunishment
(see above thread for disturbing study results on the affects of nitrogen asphyxiation on rats)
Alabama's latest execution is Cruelty Show more
Alabama's latest execution is Cruelty Show more
Alabama's latest execution is Cruelty Show more
Alabama's latest execution is Cruelty Show more
@AlphaCentauri
No one wants to do a study on "What level of CO2 is painless for suicide"
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What is death by carbon dioxide like?
At low concentrations, gaseous carbon dioxide appears to have little toxicological effect. At higher concentrations it leads to an increased respiratory rate, tachycardia, cardiac arrhythmias and impaired consciousness. Concentrations >10% may cause convulsions, coma and death.
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