• Landmammals@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    The article said that the guy held his breath for as long as possible. It really would be torture to be strapped down and know that the next breath you take will kill you. Even if the actual experience is completely painless, trying to hold your breath as long as you can in order to stay alive for just a few more seconds sounds like a nightmare.

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      9 months ago

      That’s horrifying. Holding your breath until you think holding it any longer will kill you because not doing so definitely will. At least with the injection there was absolutely nothing you could do to delay or stop the process once it started.

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      9 months ago

      Why the fuck wouldn’t they sedate the guy first - give him a fucking fentanyl OD and immediately put the mask on him.

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        9 months ago

        I’m not sure. Maybe there’s a law or something that says a person needs to be conscious and aware when they get executed?