"The threshold question of the death penalty isn't whether someone deserves to die for the crime they've committed. The threshold question is: do we deserve to kill?"

- Bryan Stevenson, founder of the Equal Justice Initiative, condemning #CapitalPunishment in general and the #execution of #KennethSmith by nitrogen gas in particular.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/jan/26/alabama-nitrogen-gas-execution-torture

#DeathPenalty #Alabama

Alabama condemned for nitrogen gas execution: ‘They intended to torture him’

Lee Hedgepth, reporter: "I’ve been to four previous executions and I’ve never seen a condemned inmate thrash in the way that Kenneth Smith reacted to the nitrogen gas."

Jeff Hood, spiritual advisor: "I have never, ever seen anything like that. That was torture."

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/jan/26/alabama-nitrogen-gas-execution-torture

#KennethSmith #Alabama #execution #stateMurder #deathPenalty #capitalPunishment #nitrogenGas #inhumane #torture #TheGuardian

Die hässliche Fratze des Faschismus:

“It appeared that Smith was holding his breath as long as he could,” Alabama corrections commissioner John Hamm later told a press conference.

"Der hat gar nicht mitgeholfen, als wir ihn ermordet haben! Der hat sich dagegen gewehrt! Wir sollen wir denn so eine humane Hinrichtung hinbekommen?!"

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/jan/25/alabama-executes-kenneth-smith-nitrogen-gas

#todesstrafe #kennethsmith #sadismus

Sull'onda di quello che è successo a #KennethSmith, prendo il coraggio di dire che sono profondamente delusa da alcune idee di #PietroOrlandi apparse negli ultimi giorni sui suoi social.

È un post pubblico, quindi posso lasciare i nomi in evidenza.

Alcuni commenti sono stati, poi, cancellati ma c'è da rimanerci di stucco lo stesso. Come se essere contro la #penadimorte significhi difendere i criminali. No, significa difendere la propria umanità, intendo proprio quella di chi non è un criminale

Kenneth Smith wurde heute Nacht in Alabama hingerichtet.
Es ist unfassbar, dass die US-Justiz diese umstrittene Hinrichtung trotz ernstzunehmender Bedenken & internationalem Protest durchgeführt hat.
#USA #KennethSmith

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/jan/25/alabama-executes-kenneth-smith-nitrogen-gas?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

#Alabama #inmate #KennethSmith put to #death in first U.S. #nitrogengas #execution

https://ground.news/article/alabama-inmate-kenneth-smith-put-to-death-in-first-us-nitrogen-gas-execution_31c991