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I couldn't tell from that article - when they say last execution by gas ~20 years ago was it the same stuff? I don't really want to know though. Murder-by-state is just horrific by any method.
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I'm fairly sure the actual poisonous agent is cyanide in the normal method in the US, but not clear on how they produced it.
I'm vehemently opposed to the death penalty of any kind but I think it's worth pointing out that pro death penalty groups have argued for the use of nitrogen asphyxiation as the ideal execution method. You basically fall asleep with no sensation of struggling for breath or pain before you die. Cheap and considerably less agonising than cyanide. Choosing cyanide is basically torture and execution.
Stonehedge
Was kind of hoping the article was bullshit but sadly it appears not. It's a thing that is happening.
Seems weird though, given the Supreme Court stance on cruel and unusual punishment. That said, the chair has been used recently. As has the firing squad. (2010 and 2018)