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Alabama Middle Schooler Jailed After Taking Basketball Back Out From Under Her Shirt (youtu.be)
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[–] init@lemmy.ml 6 points 9 months ago

I'm familiar with hypoxia and the difference between nitrogen and carbon dioxide, so in theory, I agree with you and the Alabama officials.

However, it is also possible to botch an execution. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/26/us/alabama-execution-kenneth-smith-nitrogen.html