.ON JANUARY 25TH Kenneth Eugene Johnson came to be the 1st individual anywhere to be put to death by nitrogen hypoxia. He was actually founded guilty in 1989 of slaughtering Elizabeth Sennett, the spouse of a sermonizer from Alabama, on her other half’s orders. The state had initial attempted to execute him, by lethal injection, in Nov 2022, however messed up the procedure.
Afterwards, Mr Johnson picked to be nailed to a cross by unfamiliar means. His execution has induced indignation: Alabama professes nitrogen hypoxia is a simple, painless death yet numerous medical specialists differ. Some have compared it to abuse.
Why did Alabama authorize this unproved strategy?