Actually, my original comment was sort of a *reductio ad absurdum" remark NOT intended to be taken seriously...just got drawn into this lengthly thread by your and others commentary. But, quite anecdotally, carbon monoxide is an effective lethal "poison", as stealthy loss of consciousness precedes ultimate death by exposure, and is time-…
Actually, my original comment was sort of a *reductio ad absurdum" remark NOT intended to be taken seriously...just got drawn into this lengthly thread by your and others commentary. But, quite anecdotally, carbon monoxide is an effective lethal "poison", as stealthy loss of consciousness precedes ultimate death by exposure, and is time-sensitive AFAIK...perhaps too long for a state-administered execution.
Actually, my original comment was sort of a *reductio ad absurdum" remark NOT intended to be taken seriously...just got drawn into this lengthly thread by your and others commentary. But, quite anecdotally, carbon monoxide is an effective lethal "poison", as stealthy loss of consciousness precedes ultimate death by exposure, and is time-sensitive AFAIK...perhaps too long for a state-administered execution.
Don't get me wrong, it would absolutely work. And I grow ever less optimistic SCOTUS would stop it.