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Kenneth Smith, 58, is facing execution by an untested method that has never before been used in capital punishment in the US. It’s a technique that has been rejected on ethical grounds by veterinarians for the euthanasia of most animals other than pigs: death by nitrogen gas.

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[-] sanguine_artichoke@midwest.social 3 points 10 months ago

The government seizes a fuckton of narcotics constantly. They could test some of them for purity and use that supply.

[-] MrCookieRespect@reddthat.com 1 points 10 months ago

But they are usually stretched with some really bad shit.

[-] sanguine_artichoke@midwest.social 1 points 9 months ago

That's where the 'test for purity' comes in. I was thinking just pure fentanyl. I'm sure they seize some diverted pharmaceutical products. Or, they could just make their own... if a cartel can do it, a state government could.

[-] jarfil@beehaw.org 1 points 10 months ago

As of late, that seems to be fentanyl, which is only bad if your goal is to survive.

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