▲ 188 ▼ ‘Astonishingly cruel’: Alabama seeks to test execution method on death row ‘guinea pig’ (www.theguardian.com) submitted 2 years ago by jeffw@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world 145 comments fedilink hide all child comments Nine months after Kenneth Smith’s botched lethal injection, state attorney general has asked for approval to kill him with nitrogen
[–] hglman@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago (2 children) An Edge case doesn't disprove the general case . permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] apolo399@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago It does when the edge case is the general case being discussed. permalink fedilink source parent [–] sugartits@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago The "edge case" is a typical case. People on death row have committed horrific crimes. They aren't there because they stole something. They are there because they ended or destroyed lives. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] apolo399@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago It does when the edge case is the general case being discussed. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sugartits@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago The "edge case" is a typical case. People on death row have committed horrific crimes. They aren't there because they stole something. They are there because they ended or destroyed lives. permalink fedilink source parent