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Alabama wants executions by nitrogen hypoxia: What is it?
Associated Press ^ | September 13, 2022 | Kim Chandler

Posted on 09/13/2022 2:40:52 PM PDT by Olog-hai

Alabama told a federal judge that it could soon be ready to use a new, untried execution method called nitrogen hypoxia to carry out a death sentence.

The disclosure came Monday at a court hearing over inmate Alan Miller’s request to block his scheduled Sept. 22 execution by lethal injection. Miller maintains that prison staff lost paperwork he returned in 2018 requesting nitrogen hypoxia, an execution method that the state has authorized but never used. […]

Nitrogen hypoxia is a proposed execution method in which death would be caused by forcing the inmate to breathe only nitrogen, thereby depriving him or her of the oxygen needed to maintain bodily functions. […]

Nitrogen makes up 78% of the air inhaled by humans and is harmless when inhaled with oxygen. The theory behind the execution method is that changing the composition of the air to 100% nitrogen would cause the inmate to pass out and then die from lack of oxygen. …

(Excerpt) Read more at apnews.com ...


TOPICS: Local News; Society
KEYWORDS: alabama; deathpenalty; hypoxia; nitrogen; nitrogenhypoxia
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To: Olog-hai

Rope. Publicly.


21 posted on 09/13/2022 2:57:57 PM PDT by Qiviut (The unvaccinated, the chosen of the invisible ark .... (author unknown))
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To: Olog-hai
Nitrogen gas will replace the oxygen in the feed and the convicted felon will pass out. There are many other ways that would work but this one is foolproof. I used to work with liquid nitrogen and we needed to make sure we had good ventilation.
22 posted on 09/13/2022 2:58:03 PM PDT by RetiredScientist
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To: pierrem15

Actually, not even that. There have been numerous incidents where people have entered nitrogen filled tanks and collapsed immediately.

Then someone tries to rescue them and they collapse on top of the first victim.

And another person trying to save them collapses on both of them.

When you enter a pure nitrogen environment, you don’t even get dizzy or have time to understand what is going on. You go right out.


23 posted on 09/13/2022 2:58:06 PM PDT by rlmorel (Nolnah's Razor: Never attribute to incompetence that which is adequately explained by malice.)
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To: Olog-hai

States with the death penalty should have to use whatever method they use to euthanize dogs and cats.


24 posted on 09/13/2022 2:58:14 PM PDT by 100%FEDUP (I'm seeing RED!)
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To: Olog-hai

What is wrong with rope? Go green and use reusables.


25 posted on 09/13/2022 2:58:22 PM PDT by Salvavida (“Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I’m not sure about the former.”)
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To: RetiredScientist

Right. See my post above. You know this all too well.

A pure nitrogen atmosphere is extremely hazardous because you simply have no ability to do anything once you take a breath.


26 posted on 09/13/2022 2:59:42 PM PDT by rlmorel (Nolnah's Razor: Never attribute to incompetence that which is adequately explained by malice.)
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To: Olog-hai

whatever method they use on innocent stray pets at the pound should also be humane enough to use on these animals!


27 posted on 09/13/2022 3:00:28 PM PDT by TexasFreeper2009
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To: Big Giant Head

“I’ve always wondered why this is so complicated.

Car exhaust in a closed room. Done.

Charcoal fire in a closed room. Done.”

Your body feels it is suffocating because of CO2. To eliminate the bad PR photos, go with the inert gases or N2.


28 posted on 09/13/2022 3:03:19 PM PDT by DaxtonBrown
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To: fwdude

Painless is okay, but sounds “of the execution” including crying, begging and blood-curdling screams should be piped through the prison during the execution so the other inmates have something to think about while they listen to their soon to be former inmate’s execution.


29 posted on 09/13/2022 3:11:35 PM PDT by Semper Vigilantis (A Republic - if you can keep it.)
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To: Big Giant Head

“Charcoal fire in a closed room. Done.”

Years ago when I was young and dumb (now I’m old and dumb) I got a charcoal grille going for some burgers in the garage. The big door was open, so I figured it would be OK. After about 5 minutes I was dizzy and getting sick to mys stomach. NEVER AGAIN!


30 posted on 09/13/2022 3:13:56 PM PDT by redfreedom (You can vote your way into socialism, but you may have to shoot your way out.)
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To: Olog-hai

I’ve said this before, but helium asphyxiation makes for much funnier last words.


31 posted on 09/13/2022 3:18:44 PM PDT by HartleyMBaldwin
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To: qwerty1234

Sure let Nagin do it.


32 posted on 09/13/2022 3:20:06 PM PDT by gibsonguy
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To: Olog-hai

Mix in some of that spare VX just to be sure.


33 posted on 09/13/2022 3:21:01 PM PDT by GingisK
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To: Olog-hai

Just use a fentanyl overdose. We have a lot on hand.


34 posted on 09/13/2022 3:22:20 PM PDT by aimhigh (THIS is His commandment . . . . 1 John 3:23)
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To: Big Giant Head

“I’ve always wondered why this is so complicated.”

Me too.

What’s the common method of euthanizing animals?


35 posted on 09/13/2022 3:23:29 PM PDT by cymbeline
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To: Olog-hai

I retired as a lineman from SWBT. We spent much of our time working in manholes in which the fear of nitrogen was ever present. One breath of that gas causes immediate permanent unconsciousness. A second breath was guaranteed death. Our safety protocols were stringent, yet some people did die from nitrogen gas during my career.


36 posted on 09/13/2022 3:26:07 PM PDT by em2vn
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To: em2vn

You weren’t issued oxygen tanks and masks?


37 posted on 09/13/2022 3:30:02 PM PDT by Olog-hai ("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
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To: Olog-hai

“Untried”? I am sure it has been tested on animals.


38 posted on 09/13/2022 3:31:23 PM PDT by alternatives? (The only reason to have an army is to defend your borders.)
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To: Olog-hai

It would be difficult for anyone to claim it’s cruel and unusual punishment considering how quickly it works.


39 posted on 09/13/2022 3:34:23 PM PDT by susannah59 ( )
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To: ImJustAnotherOkie

It’s not. Once walked into a vessel purged with nitrogen. Went out like a light and never even knew what happened


40 posted on 09/13/2022 3:38:40 PM PDT by rdcbn1
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