Results: Alabama wants to be the 1st state to execute a prisoner by making him breathe only nitrogen
Published on 08/29/2023
Alabama authorized nitrogen hypoxia in 2018 amid a shortage of lethal injection drugs, but the state has not attempted to use it until now to carry out a death sentence. Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/alabama-wants-1st-state-execute-prisoner-making-breathe-only-nitrogen-rcna102117
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Alabama is seeking to become the first state to execute a prisoner by making him breathe pure nitrogen. Nitrogen hypoxia is caused by forcing the inmate to breathe only nitrogen, depriving them of oxygen and causing them to die. Nitrogen makes up 78% of the air inhaled by humans and is harmless when inhaled with oxygen. While proponents of the new method have theorized it would be painless, opponents have likened it to human experimentation. Oklahoma, Mississippi and Alabama have all approved Nitrogen hypoxia but no state has used it. Do you consider this to be human experimentation?
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No
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Undecided
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The prisoner in question is Kenneth Eugene Smith, 58, who is one of two men convicted in the 1988 murder-for-hire slaying of a preacher's wife, Elizabeth Sennett. Sennett was found dead on March 18, 1988, in the home she shared with her husband in Alabama's Colbert County. Prosecutors said Smith was one of two men who were each paid $1,000 to kill Sennett on behalf of her husband, who was deeply in debt and wanted to collect on insurance. What are your thoughts on executing someone who commited one murder 35 years in the past? It was a murder for hire, so it was intentional. He deserves the death penalty
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It was intentional, but it was 35 years ago and I believe he has served his time so do not think he deserves the death penalty
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554 votes
I don't agree with the death penalty at all so do not think he deserves it
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617 votes
Other (please specify)
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| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 3.33% | 90 | |
| n/a | 0.44% | 12 |
| not sure | 0.33% | 9 |
| na | 0.22% | 6 |
| Undecided | 0.19% | 5 |
| No comment | 0.11% | 3 |
| None | 0.07% | 2 |
| Don't know | 0.07% | 2 |
| No opinion | 0.07% | 2 |
| If the death penalty was part of the sentence, then it should be implemented. | 0.04% | 1 |
| ... | 0.04% | 1 |
| I need more information to form an opinion. I generally thing that the death penalty is used too often. | 0.04% | 1 |
| What was the lethal death penalty 35 years ago? Use that. | 0.04% | 1 |
| I have not right to judge people | 0.04% | 1 |
| I don't think the prisoner deserves the death penalty, he has served 35 years of his life but I do think the husband who hired him for a insurance fraud should be given the death penalty. | 0.04% | 1 |
| I can only let God be the judge | 0.04% | 1 |
| If he was below the age of 25, I believe he has served his time and doesn't deserve the death penalty. | 0.04% | 1 |
| A 35-year sentance is usually considered suffiecient for a murder conviciton. I wonder what happened to the other murderer, and to the preachers. | 0.04% | 1 |
| I think after serving 25% of the life sentence the image should have the option to choose death or eternal suffering | 0.04% | 1 |
| It is not for me to decide. If he or any inmate is voluntarily taking the breathing nitrogen execution that should be up to them if they aren’t opposed to their execution in that manner. I personally think it would be horrible. | 0.04% | 1 |
| I don't want to give input on state matters. | 0.04% | 1 |
| Don't know enough to comment | 0.04% | 1 |
| Should have been executed within 2 years of conviction. What a waste of taxpayer money. | 0.04% | 1 |
| Why not have his life snuffed out the same way the preacher's wife's life was. That seems fair to me and right to me. | 0.04% | 1 |
| That`s for Americans to decide...I`m Canadian and fars I know we do not have a death penalty, right now. | 0.04% | 1 |
| I'm not sure | 0.04% | 1 |
| Should have been executed years ago, took too long. Do it tomorrow. | 0.04% | 1 |
| I'd need to know more. | 0.04% | 1 |
| Needs to be done quicker not dragged out | 0.04% | 1 |
| I need more to decide | 0.04% | 1 |
| I agree with the death penalty in some cases. In this case life in prison is enough. | 0.04% | 1 |
| We are human ,give him time to seek God and repent of all his pass sins, we all do wrong thing. | 0.04% | 1 |
| I'm not familiar enough with the story to have an opinion. | 0.04% | 1 |
| dk | 0.04% | 1 |
| I do not agree to humans making a death judgment against another, even though he might deserve it. | 0.04% | 1 |
| what happened to the husband, as well? | 0.04% | 1 |
| To me the death penalty is the easy way out, make the person live there life out in prison with no human contact | 0.04% | 1 |
| don;t know | 0.04% | 1 |
| It was intentional, but it was 35 years ago. There's a good chance he's learned his lesson and would take good advantage of a chance at freedom and a new life. | 0.04% | 1 |
| Death will not be instant or painless - the equivalent of drowning - barbaric- a guillotine is designed for efficiently carrying out executions | 0.04% | 1 |
| Life w/ no parole. | 0.04% | 1 |
| he should have been executed 34 years ago | 0.04% | 1 |
| I do not know...I live elsewhere. | 0.04% | 1 |
| The husband set it up let him breathe nitrogen | 0.04% | 1 |
| unsure | 0.04% | 1 |
| What happened to the husband? | 0.04% | 1 |
| life in prison | 0.04% | 1 |
| Humanly yes, spiritually, God said revenge is mine, thou shalt not judge lest ye be judged | 0.04% | 1 |
| Most times to me the death penalty seems mire humane than a life sentence. | 0.04% | 1 |
| I don't believe in the death penalty but if it is the law of the land please do it quickly and er | 0.04% | 1 |
| I have mixed feelings to be honest; on the one hand there's a part of me that does think he "deserves" to die for what he did, but there's also a part of me that feels the whole concept of the death penalty is iffy. | 0.04% | 1 |
| It happened 35 years ago so he should have already been executed. | 0.04% | 1 |
| Don't care | 0.04% | 1 |
| I am not God so I can't make a judgement | 0.04% | 1 |
| u/k | 0.04% | 1 |
| I think anyone who is known to be a murderer deserves to rcive the deeatth penalty immediately. | 0.04% | 1 |
| I don’t know enough details to say | 0.04% | 1 |
| I don't know | 0.04% | 1 |
| I think they should try this on the husband. | 0.04% | 1 |
| I can't be the judge of anyone | 0.04% | 1 |
| This is hard because what if someone is put to death who was wrongfully accused of a crime. | 0.04% | 1 |
| The husband is the real criminal! | 0.04% | 1 |
| Must execute to show murderers what they'll get. | 0.04% | 1 |
| I think after extensive therapy and testing maybe. Death no if he's not an actual evil person. You don't know what provoked him to take that money or contract. Find out why first | 0.04% | 1 |
| On the fence for this one | 0.04% | 1 |
| Let him sat in jail for rest of his life without parole. | 0.04% | 1 |
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