State plans to carry out first judicial killing in 15 years on Tuesday using technique critics call inhumane

Last year the Guardian revealed that three of the biggest manufacturers of medical-grade nitrogen in the US had put a block on their products being used in executions. Airgas, Air Products and Matheson Gas all took steps to prevent their nitrogen reaching departments of correction in death penalty states.

Airgas, which is owned by the French multinational Air Liquide, told the Guardian that it would not supply nitrogen or other inert gases “for the purpose of human execution”.

  • Chris Remington@beehaw.org
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    1 day ago

    Nearly two thirds of the world’s countries have abolished the death penalty. I don’t understand why the USA is so ass-backwards on certain issues such as this.

    • Pete Hahnloser@beehaw.orgOPMEnglish
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      1 day ago

      Because our government is not about leading and helping, but rather subjugation and obedience. Orwell would be proud.

    • don@lemm.ee
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      1 day ago

      I believe I can help. It’s because American conservatives, having been psychologically modified to be highly resistant to diversity, have a stratospherically high level of consanguinity with their family members.