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Posted: **Thu Jan 25, 2024 3:54 pm**

Kenneth Eugene Smith

ATMORE, Ala. — Kenneth Eugene Smith, a 58-year-old convicted killer whose 2022 lethal injection was called off at the last minute because authorities couldn’t connect an IV line, is scheduled to be executed [tonight] at a south Alabama prison. Smith was convicted and sentenced to death for his role in a 1988 murder for hire.

Smith was recruited as a contract killer in the murder of Elizabeth Sennett. Her husband, Charles Sennett, organized the murder and was said to be dealing with debt and having an affair.

Elizabeth Sennett was stabbed and beaten to death in her home. Charles Sennett committed suicide as the investigation closed in on him.

Unless blocked by the U.S. Supreme Court, Alabama will attempt to put him to death with nitrogen gas Thursday night, a never used execution method that the state claims will be humane, but critics call cruel and experimental. Alabama plans to put a respirator mask over Smith’s face and replace the air he is breathing with pure nitrogen gas, causing him to die from lack of oxygen.

The execution will be the first attempt to use a new execution method since the 1982 introduction of lethal injection, now the most common execution method in the United States.

A federal appeals court on Wednesday concurred with another decision by a federal judge in Alabama that the state could carry out the execution. The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday also declined to stop the execution.

“Two courts have now rejected Smith’s claims. I remain confident that the Supreme Court will come down on the side of justice, and that Smith’s execution will be carried out tomorrow,” Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall said on social media on Wednesday.

The moment will no doubt be closely watched by many as other states consider the practice.

What Is a Nitrogen Gas Execution?
The execution involves a mask that will be strapped to Smith’s face and deliver nitrogen gas. The method, known as nitrogen hypoxia, is intended to deprive Smith of oxygen.

The gas will be administered for at least 15 minutes or “five minutes following a flatline indication on the EKG, whichever is longer,” according to the state protocol.

Posted: **Thu Jan 25, 2024 7:41 pm**

He derailed even his own death thread.

Posted: **Thu Jan 25, 2024 9:06 pm**

Tdarcos wrote: Thu Jan 25, 2024 3:54 pm The execution involves a mask that will be strapped to Smith’s face and deliver nitrogen gas. The method, known as nitrogen hypoxia, is intended to deprive Smith of oxygen.

I am not anti-death penalty, but death by suffocation seems cruel.

Posted: **Fri Jan 26, 2024 2:34 am**

Melanie, Singer Who Performed at Woodstock and Topped Charts With ‘Brand New Key,' Dies at 76

Melanie, the singer who performed at Woodstock in 1969 and had major pop hits with "Brand New Key" and "Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)" in the early '70s, died Tuesday [Jan 24] at age 76. News of the death came from her publicity firm, Glass Onyon PR.

No information on the cause of death was immediately given. But Melanie - full name Melanie Safka - had been in the studio earlier this month working on a new record of cover songs, "Second Hand Smoke," for the Cleopatra label; it would have been her 32nd album, the label said.

Posted: **Fri Jan 26, 2024 2:40 am**

Da King wrote: Thu Jan 25, 2024 9:06 pm I am not anti-death penalty, but death by suffocation seems cruel.

Tdarcos wrote: Thu Jan 25, 2024 3:54 pm Elizabeth Sennett was stabbed and beaten to death in her home.

So was that.

To me, it seems, he gets a painless death where he passes out from hypoxia, and then dies. Using a gas to suffocate as opposed to poison. I'm surprised no one thought of it before.

Oh wait, Dr. Kervorkian, after he lost his license and could not get medications to do assisted suicide, had a machine that either gave the person pure carbon dioxide or carbon monoxide, I forget which. People have been using carbon monoxide for decades to commit suicide, by running a car in a closed garage, then putting a hose in the tail pipe and routing the output into the car's interior.

In any event, I'll suffer no tears over his death.

Posted: **Fri Jan 26, 2024 3:54 am**

In this context a hose means a garden hose, typically used to water lawns or shrubs, ect

Posted: **Fri Jan 26, 2024 11:33 am**

AArdvark wrote: Fri Jan 26, 2024 3:54 am In this context a hose means a garden hose, typically used to water lawns or shrubs, ect

But of course. Do-it-yourself closed garage suicides are usually done with whatever is readily available, e.g. a running car and a garden hose, a short rope and a ladder, or a tool to remove a garage door spring and, well, I think you can guess.

Posted: **Fri Jan 26, 2024 1:09 pm**

Da King wrote: Thu Jan 25, 2024 9:06 pm I am not anti-death penalty, but death by suffocation seems cruel.

I don't know, death by Nitrous oxide Baloon doesn't sound too bad.

Posted: **Fri Jan 26, 2024 11:04 pm**

Tdarcos wrote: Thu Jan 25, 2024 3:54 pm Kenneth Eugene Smith

Probably deserved to seizure and flop like a fish on the table. You can't just kill pastor's wives for 1000$ and get away with it or be held in any sort of moral high ground such as assassinating a mob boss or whatever. Otherwise, I would have already started a Craig's List ad a looong time ago lol.

Tdarcos wrote: Fri Jan 26, 2024 2:40 am To me, it seems, he gets a painless death where he passes out from hypoxia, and then dies. Using a gas to suffocate as opposed to poison. I'm surprised no one thought of it before.

Oh wait, Dr. Kervorkian, after he lost his license and could not get medications to do assisted suicide, had a machine that either gave the person pure carbon dioxide or carbon monoxide, I forget which.

Good ol' DR DEATH!! He usually chose toxic chemicals.

Da King wrote: Thu Jan 25, 2024 9:06 pm
Tdarcos wrote: Thu Jan 25, 2024 3:54 pm The execution involves a mask that will be strapped to Smith’s face and deliver nitrogen gas. The method, known as nitrogen hypoxia, is intended to deprive Smith of oxygen.
I am not anti-death penalty, but death by suffocation seems cruel.

Bro death by LIFE is cruel lol

Posted: **Sat Jan 27, 2024 6:04 am**

Kenneth Eugene Smith executed by nitrogen hypoxia in Alabama, marking a first for the death penalty
Alabama carried out its planned execution of the condemned inmate Kenneth Eugene Smith on Thursday night using nitrogen hypoxia, a controversial and widely-contested death penalty method used for the first time in the United States. The execution took place at the William C. Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore at 8:25 p.m. local time, officials said.

According to the pool media report, Smith's last words were: "Tonight Alabama caused humanity to take a step backward. I'm leaving with love, peace and light. Thank you for supporting me. Love all of you."

Story by CBS News: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kenneth-eu ... n-alabama/

Posted: **Sat Jan 27, 2024 6:05 pm**

Tdarcos wrote: Fri Jan 26, 2024 2:40 am
Da King wrote: Thu Jan 25, 2024 9:06 pm I am not anti-death penalty, but death by suffocation seems cruel.

Tdarcos wrote: Thu Jan 25, 2024 3:54 pm Elizabeth Sennett was stabbed and beaten to death in her home.
So was that.

The government did not stab or beat that woman. False equivalency.

To me, it seems, he gets a painless death where he passes out from hypoxia, and then dies. Using a gas to suffocate as opposed to poison. I'm surprised no one thought of it before.
Smith, 58, was pronounced dead at 8:25 p.m. Thursday in an execution that lasted about 22 minutes. With a mask over his face pumping in pure nitrogen gas, Smith appeared to convulse for several minutes after the gas was turned on.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nat ... urned%20on.

That does not sound painless. Death by Carbon Monoxide seems much more painless.

Posted: **Sat Jan 27, 2024 6:06 pm**

WHY CANT I EDIT MY OWN POSTS STUPID QUOTING SYSTEM.

Posted: **Sun Jan 28, 2024 12:28 pm**

Da King's Ability to Edit His Own Posts

Posted: **Sun Jan 28, 2024 6:53 pm**

I do not have that icon. Perhaps I have not yet earned the proper seniority.

Posted: **Wed Jan 31, 2024 7:08 am**

Da King wrote: Sun Jan 28, 2024 6:53 pm I do not have that icon. Perhaps I have not yet earned the proper seniority.

That's probably the case. Or perhaps Jonsey hasn't gotten around to giving it to you, or didn't know you didn't have it. When I originally wrote this, I wrote

TDarcos wrote: If this the only line, it means I was able to edit a saved post and delete the next line.

If this line remains, it means I was not able to perform the above action.

I was able to edit this post after saving.

Posted: **Wed Jan 31, 2024 10:29 pm**

In certain areas the edit button disappears after a set amount of time. I've lost words because of this but said fuggit and moved on rather than retype lol

Posted: **Fri Feb 02, 2024 1:18 pm**

Been feeling a little under the Weathers.

Posted: **Sat Feb 03, 2024 3:51 pm**

Da King wrote: Sun Jan 28, 2024 6:53 pm I do not have that icon. Perhaps I have not yet earned the proper seniority.

All you have to remember is that the edit button works differently for different lengths of times in different forums in different ways for different people. Pretty simple, really.

Posted: **Sat Feb 03, 2024 4:09 pm**

phpBB3 allows for people to have different permissions and then different permission per forum. And it allows different forums to have different permissions. And for people to be in groups, and for those permissions to be different per forum. It's all a giant mess and I wish I could start over, but I can't. But this is why editing doesn't work.

Posted: **Sun Feb 04, 2024 12:04 pm**

Tdarcos outlived my ability to edit a post.

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