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Re: Alabama Democrat inmate becomes first in U.S. to be executed with nitrogen gas
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Barry the fairy
Jan 26, 2024, 2:40:03 AMJan 26
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In <uov2c0$2hejq$9...@dont-email.me> rudy the lot lizard
<bigtrump...@protonmail.com> wrote:>
> Trump says Obama fouled the Whitehouse and it should be
demolished.
Alabama on Thursday became the first state to execute a death row
inmate using nitrogen gas.
Kenneth Smith was put to death by nitrogen hypoxia at the William C.
Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore, Ala., making his death the
first in the U.S. to be carried out using the previously untested
method.
Smith was executed for his role in the murder-for-hire plot of
Elizabeth Sennett in 1988.
Alabama Department of Corrections Commissioner John Hamm addressed
reporters during a press conference later Thursday night, noting
that the state began carrying out the execution at 7:53 p.m. Central
time. Smith was pronounced deceased at 8:25 p.m. Central time.
Nitrogen gas was flowing for approximately 15 minutes during the
execution, he noted.
Smith reportedly shook for at least two minutes after the execution
began and appeared conscious for several minutes, according to pool
media witnesses. Hamm said that Smith held his breath initially and
that the movements were involuntary and were expected side effects
of death by nitrogen gas based on their research. He also claimed he
didn’t notice Smith remaining conscious.
“Nothing was out of the ordinary of what we were expecting,” Hamm
said in response to the claims.
Pool Media witnesses report that Smith’s final statement was
“Tonight, Alabama caused humanity to take a step backward.”
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall praised the execution,
saying “Justice has been served.”
The victim’s family said it was a “bittersweet day” in remarks
during the press conference, but that Sennett got “justice.”
The execution was carried out shortly after the Supreme Court
declined to stop the execution from taking place.
https://thehill.com/homenews/4430668-alabama-inmate-becomes-first-
us-executed-with-nitrogen-gas/
<bigtrump...@protonmail.com> wrote:>
> Trump says Obama fouled the Whitehouse and it should be
demolished.
Alabama on Thursday became the first state to execute a death row
inmate using nitrogen gas.
Kenneth Smith was put to death by nitrogen hypoxia at the William C.
Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore, Ala., making his death the
first in the U.S. to be carried out using the previously untested
method.
Smith was executed for his role in the murder-for-hire plot of
Elizabeth Sennett in 1988.
Alabama Department of Corrections Commissioner John Hamm addressed
reporters during a press conference later Thursday night, noting
that the state began carrying out the execution at 7:53 p.m. Central
time. Smith was pronounced deceased at 8:25 p.m. Central time.
Nitrogen gas was flowing for approximately 15 minutes during the
execution, he noted.
Smith reportedly shook for at least two minutes after the execution
began and appeared conscious for several minutes, according to pool
media witnesses. Hamm said that Smith held his breath initially and
that the movements were involuntary and were expected side effects
of death by nitrogen gas based on their research. He also claimed he
didn’t notice Smith remaining conscious.
“Nothing was out of the ordinary of what we were expecting,” Hamm
said in response to the claims.
Pool Media witnesses report that Smith’s final statement was
“Tonight, Alabama caused humanity to take a step backward.”
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall praised the execution,
saying “Justice has been served.”
The victim’s family said it was a “bittersweet day” in remarks
during the press conference, but that Sennett got “justice.”
The execution was carried out shortly after the Supreme Court
declined to stop the execution from taking place.
https://thehill.com/homenews/4430668-alabama-inmate-becomes-first-
us-executed-with-nitrogen-gas/
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