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Capital punishment (death penalty) news and discussions
Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2024 3:30 pm
by wjfox
Use of the death penalty is declining over time.
If the current trend is maintained, we can expect two-thirds of UN members to have abolished it by
2038...
... and close to 100% by
2110.
In this thread, we can track the latest progress, follow some notable cases, and discuss this often controversial topic.
Re: Capital punishment (death penalty) news and discussions
Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2024 3:33 pm
by wjfox
One notable case right now is that of Kenneth Smith:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_Smith_(criminal)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/202 ... trogen-gas
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68053917
He is scheduled to be executed on Thursday 25th in the Holman Correctional Facility, Alabama, using nitrogen hypoxia. If the sentence is carried out, Smith will become the first death row inmate in the world to die via this method.
Credit: Alabama Department of Corrections
Re: Capital punishment (death penalty) news and discussions
Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2024 7:21 pm
by firestar464
Americans when other countries say "who cares about un:" ew
Americans when their state does it: jesus ramble ramble blah blah blah murica f*ck yeah
Re: Capital punishment (death penalty) news and discussions
Posted: Fri Jan 26, 2024 7:50 am
by wjfox
Kenneth Eugene Smith: Alabama carries out first US nitrogen gas execution
3 hours ago
Alabama has executed convicted murderer Kenneth Eugene Smith with nitrogen gas, the first time the method of capital punishment has been used in the US.
Smith, 58, lost two final appeals to the Supreme Court and one to a federal appeals court, arguing the execution was a cruel and unusual punishment.
[...]
"Tonight Alabama causes humanity to take a step backwards," Smith said, according to witnesses. "Thank you for supporting me. Love all of you."
After the gas began to flow into his mask, the inmate is said to have smiled, nodded toward his family and signed "I love you".
Witnesses observed two to four minutes of writhing and about five minutes of heavy breathing before he was pronounced dead at 20:25 local time (02:35 GMT).
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68085513