Doug Holland to THE POLICE PROBLEMEnglish • 1 year ago'Astonishingly cruel': Alabama seeks to test execution method on death row 'guinea pig'www.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square38arrow-up198arrow-down110cross-posted to: politics
arrow-up188arrow-down1external-link'Astonishingly cruel': Alabama seeks to test execution method on death row 'guinea pig'www.theguardian.comDoug Holland to THE POLICE PROBLEMEnglish • 1 year agomessage-square38cross-posted to: politics
minus-squareNeuromancerlinkfedilinkEnglish6•1 year agoWith the death penalty they approve methods. They don’t ban methods.
minus-squareNeuromancerlinkfedilinkEnglish11•1 year agoIt’s an important distinction. Nitrogen is not banned in other states. It’s not approved. It’s used for euthanasia because it’s less painful I’m against the death penalty but that doesn’t mean it shouldn’t be humane.
minus-square@Viking_HippielinkEnglish-6•1 year agoIn this case, that’s a distinction without consequence. It’s the exact same thing with the direction reversed.
With the death penalty they approve methods. They don’t ban methods.
It’s an important distinction. Nitrogen is not banned in other states. It’s not approved.
It’s used for euthanasia because it’s less painful
I’m against the death penalty but that doesn’t mean it shouldn’t be humane.
In this case, that’s a distinction without consequence. It’s the exact same thing with the direction reversed.