jeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · 6 months agoAlabama sets nitrogen-gas execution for man who survived botched 2022 effortwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square90fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkAlabama sets nitrogen-gas execution for man who survived botched 2022 effortwww.theguardian.comjeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · 6 months agomessage-square90fedilink
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·6 months agoThey don’t. They put a gas mask on the prisoner, which lets oxygen in, rather than putting them in an airtight chamber.
minus-squareapex32@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·6 months agoMy understanding is that the problem with the gas mask is not oxygen, but rather it’s so small that CO2 builds up, so the prisoner feels that they are suffocating.
They don’t. They put a gas mask on the prisoner, which lets oxygen in, rather than putting them in an airtight chamber.
My understanding is that the problem with the gas mask is not oxygen, but rather it’s so small that CO2 builds up, so the prisoner feels that they are suffocating.