Nine months after Kenneth Smith’s botched lethal injection, state attorney general has asked for approval to kill him with nitrogen

Nine months after Kenneth Smith’s botched lethal injection, state attorney general has asked for approval to kill him with nitrogen

  • NightAuthor@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    Is there a citation on the necessity of citations? Surely someone in the academic world has written such a work, if not several.

    • derf82@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      1 year ago

      The whole point of using gas or chemicals for the death isnt to make the punishment humane - the death penalty is not humane in any way - its to make it easier on the people doing the killing. No mess, no fuss.

      If you are purporting this to be fact, yes, it requires proof. Of this is just your opinion, fine, but your opinion of the motives of others doesn’t carry much weight.

          • NightAuthor@lemmy.worldEnglish
            2·
            1 year ago

            I’m sorry, I’m intending to be kinda silly, but also honestly curious, bc I’ve been in academia.

            My original remark had nothing to do with the greater context of this thread and discussion. It was specifically to your “needs citation” comment.

            You’re claiming that the other person should include a citation, declaring the fact that there should be a citation.

            I’m saying, do you have a citation of a study or logical proof or something that objectively claims that statements of fact should be accompanied by a citation of said fact.