An Alabama inmate would be the test subject for the “experimental” execution method of nitrogen hypoxia, his lawyers argued, as they asked judges to deny the state’s request to carry out his death sentence using the new method.

In a Friday court filing, attorneys for Kenneth Eugene Smith asked the Alabama Supreme Court to reject the state attorney general’s request to set an execution date for Smith using the proposed new execution method. Nitrogen gas is authorized as an execution method in three states but it has never been used to put an inmate to death.

Smith’s attorneys argued the state has disclosed little information about how nitrogen executions would work, releasing only a redacted copy of the proposed protocol.

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      I’ve done long distance ocean swimming before, not being able to see the shore is not that scary.

      And it’s quite telling that you can’t provide any evidence to back your claim. I’ve provided proof, why can’t you?

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          I’ve literally provided evidence that it’s calm. This isn’t me just making something up, unlike you. Provide proof of your claim like I have. That’s all I’m asking. Your refusal is indicative as to how poor critical thinking is in the general public. No wonder the world is imploding.

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              People commit suicide by drowning all the time. I can prove that too. Which is more than you’ve done here. Seriously, it’s not a hard problem. You should have mountains of proof to counter me. Yet you haven’t.

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                …i don’t think you realize. there is no proof required to see and know drowning is not calm. why wont you test your theory?

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                    you really believe drowning is calm? as a swimmer you know this to be untrue. i don’t know why you keep spouting about science. it doesn’t take anything but life itself to tell you otherwise.

                    when you drown, remember this conversation in the waning moments and remind yourself. ‘this is calm, this is calm’

                    if that above statement doesn’t sit well with you. read your article again. and again and again. and remember drowning is calm. :D

                    you hide under that sword until it cuts you my dude. but you aren’t convincing anyone. you can rebuttal all you want. look around you in this thread…see anyone else coming to your defense about calm drowning?

                    im still here because what you believe is very dangerous and will likely get you and others killed. you cannot ignore that. if you do

                    the outcome from your line of belief is the reason they put signs at the bottoms of caves, trails, and climbs, the reason we have lifeguards on the beach and other referees and guardians of other natural hazards. people like you think the rules of nature don’t apply to you. drowning is not calm. this is my last reply. i told you i yielded. you clutch those pearls of ‘drowning is calm an article told me so’ if you must but…idk. its a little heartbreaking to know there are flat earthers like you when it comes to drowning…alas for the living.

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        quite telling that real life needs no proof beyond itself? drowning is not calm. you know this ,why are you fighting me?

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          Where do you think the data from the study I provided came from? Here’s a clue: it came from real life experiences.

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            strange. no one shared that line of thought when i was in the navy. we all understood drowning to be very violent. you clearly know better with articles vs experience. i yield. live your life thinking drowning is calm…dude. lol

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              Then it should be easy to prove it. I have literally provided evidence. You haven’t. Stop trying to belittle me and prove your point. Cos I’m starting to think you can’t.

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                im not belittling you. im telling you. Drowning is Not Calm.

                real life supercedes your articles. as an experienced swimmer you know this to be true. drowning is not calm. you’re just being devils advocate for some weird reason.

                if you think im wrong, voice this opinion of yours to your friends, family, loved ones. see if they agree with you. i wouldn’t though, you might burn bridges with your adamant standing against reason