{"id":2013038,"date":"2023-08-26T13:09:06","date_gmt":"2023-08-26T17:09:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/southern-state-seeking-to-become-first-to-use-brutally-efficient-new-execution-method\/"},"modified":"2023-08-26T13:10:48","modified_gmt":"2023-08-26T17:10:48","slug":"southern-state-seeking-to-become-first-to-use-brutally-efficient-new-execution-method","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/southern-state-seeking-to-become-first-to-use-brutally-efficient-new-execution-method\/","title":{"rendered":"Southern state aims to be first to adopt highly efficient execution method."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsouthern-state-seeking-to-become-first-to-use-brutally-efficient-new-execution-method%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2013038&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Alabama Seeks to Execute Prisoner Using Pure Nitrogen<\/h2>\n<p>Alabama is making headlines as it seeks \u2063to become the \u200dfirst state to execute a prisoner by making him breathe pure nitrogen. The state&#8217;s attorney general&#8217;s office has requested\u2062 the Alabama Supreme\u200d Court to\u200d set an execution date for death row inmate Kenneth \u2064Eugene \u2064Smith, 58.<\/p>\n<p>Alabama plans to use nitrogen hypoxia, a method that has been\u200b authorized in three states but has never been used. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/southern-state-seeking-to-become-first-to-use-brutally-efficient-new-execution-method\/\" title=\"Southern state aims to be first to adopt highly efficient execution method.\">execution \u200bmethod \u2063involves depriving<\/a> the inmate of oxygen by forcing them to breathe only nitrogen. Nitrogen is harmless \u200cwhen inhaled with oxygen and makes up 78 percent of the air humans breathe.<\/p>\n<p>While proponents argue\u200b that this method would be painless, \u2063opponents have compared it to human experimentation. Several Alabama inmates, including Smith, who are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-rejects-death-penalty-appeal-from-inmate-facing-lethal-injection-who-says-hes-afraid-of-needles\/\" title=\"Supreme Court Rejects Death Penalty Appeal From Inmate Facing Lethal Injection Who Says He's Afraid of Needles\">facing lethal injection<\/a>, have argued for the option\u200d to die by nitrogen hypoxia.<\/p>\n<p>Alabama authorized this execution method \u2064in 2018 due to a shortage of drugs\u2064 for lethal injections, but it has \u200dnot been\u200d attempted until now to carry out \u200da death sentence. Oklahoma and Mississippi have also \u2064authorized\u200c nitrogen hypoxia but have not used it.<\/p>\n<h3>Public Opinion Poll<\/h3>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\" class=\"one-half\">\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-question\">Are you in favor of the\u2063 death penalty?<\/div>\n<div id=\"pollFormBox\" style=\"display: none\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Yes<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>No<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-disclaimer\">\n<p>\t\t\tCompleting this\u200c poll \u200centitles you to The Western Journal news updates free of charge. You may opt\u200d out at any time. You also agree to our \u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/privacy-policy\/\">Privacy \u200cPolicy<\/a> \u2062 and \u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/terms-service\/\">Terms of Use<\/a>.\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results\" style=\"display: none\">\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-yes\" style=\"width: 100%\">\n<p>\t\t\tYes: 100% (4\u2064 Votes)\n\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-no\" style=\"width: 0%\">\n<p>\t\t\tNo: 0% (0 \u2064Votes)\n\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The\u2064 disclosure that Alabama is ready to use nitrogen hypoxia is expected to spark legal battles over the constitutionality of the method. The Equal Justice Initiative, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/boston-pride-organization-dissolves-over-allegations-of-structural-racism-anti-transgender-bias\/\" title=\"Boston Pride Organization \u2018Dissolves\u2019 Over Allegations Of Structural Racism, Anti-Transgender Bias\">legal advocacy group<\/a>, has \u2064criticized Alabama&#8217;s \u2064history of &#8220;failed and flawed executions&#8221; and called the use of\u2063 an unproven and unused \u200bmethod \u200ba terrible idea.<\/p>\n<p>Alabama previously attempted\u200c to execute Smith by\u200d lethal injection but faced difficulties with inserting an IV into his veins. This led to a \u2064pause on executions and a review of lethal injection procedures. The state has since resumed\u200d lethal injections.<\/p>\n<p>Smith was convicted in the \u20631988 murder-for-hire slaying \u2064of a preacher&#8217;s wife. The attorney general argues \u2062that it is time to carry out the death sentence. The \u200bvictim&#8217;s husband, who was behind the murder, killed himself when he became a \u2062suspect in\u200d the investigation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: italic\">The Western Journal has reviewed this Associated Press story and may have altered it prior to publication\u2063 to ensure \u200cthat\u2063 it\u2062 meets our editorial standards.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/southern-state-seeking-become-first-use-brutally-efficient-new-execution-method\/\">Southern State Seeking to Become First \u2062to Use Brutally Efficient New\u2064 Execution \u200bMethod<\/a> appeared first on\u2062 <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western \u2063Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>administering pure nitrogen gas, a method that has never been used before in the United States. If approved, Alabama would pioneer this execution technique, which proponents argue is more humane than traditional methods. The state&#8217;s request for an execution date marks a significant step towards implementing this controversial approach.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":136,"featured_media":2013039,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2013038","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2013038","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/136"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2013038"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2013038\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2013039"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2013038"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2013038"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2013038"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}