.ON JANUARY 25TH Kenneth Eugene Johnson came to be the very first person anywhere to be put to death by nitrogen hypoxia. He was actually pronounced guilty in 1989 of slaughtering Elizabeth Sennett, the partner of a minister from Alabama, on her partner’s orders. The condition had initial made an effort to execute him, by lethal treatment, in November 2022, however messed up the method.
After that, Mr Johnson opted for to be executed through novel methods. His execution has resulted in indignation: Alabama asserts nitrogen hypoxia is actually a simple, pain-free fatality however many clinical experts disagree. Some have actually compared it to torture.
Why did Alabama authorize this unproved technique?