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TranscriptAlabama suffocated a man to death in a gas chamber tonight after starving him so he wouldn't choke on his own vomit as they did it. And this was deemed perfectly legal by multiple courts in the vaunted American legal system.

That's what happens when you value institutions over people.

Link for more info: https://www.reuters.com/legal/alabama-prepares-carry-out-first-execution-by-nitrogen-asphyxiation-2024-01-25/

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[โ€“] Diplomjodler@feddit.de 49 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Among many. Extrajudicial Executions are far more common than official ones. And the police rob more money of people than all other criminals combined (excluding white collar crime, of course). So yeah, totally civilised.

[โ€“] winterayars@sh.itjust.works 19 points 7 months ago

And the death penalty is not legal in many states, but cops murdering people in the streets is legal in all 50.