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Reply #8: I've heard they're considering nitrogen as an execution agent
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Tue May-11-10 08:52 PM
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8. I've heard they're considering nitrogen as an execution agent |
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Nitrogen is a "simple asphyxiant" so the plan is to stick the prisoner in a room and replace the air with pure nitrogen. Nitrogen is supposed to be in air so the body doesn't notice anything different--the prisoner just falls asleep and dies. They got the idea from people who died in industrial accidents by entering confined spaces with nitrogen-heavy atmospheres.
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