.ON JANUARY 25TH Kenneth Eugene Smith became the 1st person anywhere to become put to death by nitrogen hypoxia. He was convicted in 1989 of slaughtering Elizabeth Sennett, the wife of a sermonizer from Alabama, on her hubby’s orders. The state possessed very first tried to execute him, by fatal treatment, in Nov 2022, however mishandled the method.
After that, Mr Smith decided on to become nailed to a cross by unfamiliar ways. His punishment has triggered resentment: Alabama declares nitrogen hypoxia is an easy, painless death but many clinical pros differ. Some have actually likened it to torture.
Why performed Alabama authorise this untried procedure?