Serious Why did this fail?

[iamsubhuman]

First nitrogen execution was a 'botched' human experiment, Alabama lawsuit alleges

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama death row inmate filed a lawsuit Thursday that challenges the constitutionality of nitrogen gas executions, arguing that the first person in the nation put to death by that method shook violently for several minutes in “a human experiment that officials botched mis

apnews.com

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama death row inmate filed a lawsuit Thursday that challenges the constitutionality of nitrogen gas executions, arguing that the first person in the nation put to death by that method shook violently for several minutes in “a human experiment that officials botched miserably.”

“The results of the first human experiment are now in and they demonstrate that nitrogen gas asphyxiation is neither quick nor painless, but agonizing and painful,” attorney Bernard E. Harcourt wrote in the lawsuit.

Smith shook in thrashing spasms and seizure-like movements for several minutes at the start of the execution. The force of his movements caused the gurney to visibly move at least once.

So it wasn't painless?

 

[Mecoja]

Probably only painless death is to die under general anesthesia. Difference between the rest are the duration of dying.

 

[OwnerOpcell]

picked the wrong gas.
a british documentary from years ago suggested carbon dioxide. was rejected by the death penalty advocate because person would die in a "painless euphoric high"