Kenneth Smith, 58, is facing execution by an untested method that has never before been used in capital punishment in the US. It’s a technique that has been rejected on ethical grounds by veterinarians for the euthanasia of most animals other than pigs: death by nitrogen gas.
A massive overdose on sedatives and opiates would generally work great. American authorities prefer to use painful injections though since they’re sadistic.
I guess I’d heard of that. What is the objection of American pharma companies? It must be liability vs. ethics as they’re totally glad to maim and kill people daily as long as it’s profitable.
That’s where the ‘test for purity’ comes in. I was thinking just pure fentanyl. I’m sure they seize some diverted pharmaceutical products. Or, they could just make their own… if a cartel can do it, a state government could.
‘I’m not ready, brother’: US man to be put to death months after botched execution attempt ( www.theguardian.com )
Kenneth Smith, 58, is facing execution by an untested method that has never before been used in capital punishment in the US. It’s a technique that has been rejected on ethical grounds by veterinarians for the euthanasia of most animals other than pigs: death by nitrogen gas.