Witness describes final moments of Alabama prisoner Kenneth Smith killed with nitrogen gas
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- Опубликовано: 24 авг 2024
- AL.com reporter Ivana Hrynkiw was one of 5 media witnesses at Kenneth Eugene Smith’s execution tonight. In his final 32 minutes of life, Kenneth Eugene Smith, executed tonight by the state of Alabama using an untested method of nitrogen gas, thanked those who supported him in his final year on Death Row.
And, as he breathed his final breaths, witnesses could see him writing and thrashing for several minutes, his face covered by the mask used to administer the gas.
Smith, sentenced to death for the 1988 murder-for-hire of a pastor’s wife, said that he saw humanity “rise up” after he “suffered everything (he) did last year.”
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Note he didn't apologize to the victims family in his "last words".
The victims husband was the one ordering the murder. This was a very warped case. On top of that he maintained he wasn't the one who killed the victim, but his accomplice, but the accomplice got a sweater deal by putting the blame on him. What is true or not was as far as I read never actually proven. That's also why the jury asked for life in prison, but thn the judge just overturned the jury and put him on death row instead. There's a lot of really warped shit in this case. When you then consider that any appeals were failed because SCOTUS is conservative and the state of Alabama is republican, this seems more and more like a politicized thing aswell.
I thought that was absolutly discusting not using his last words to appologize
And to think he was soooo close with that family priest mouth piece
He did not learn anything in prison for 35 years.
Me me me me thats what he was all about .
His last week interview- same thing- mememememe
@@stefanosias7422 Americans try not to make literally every possible issue a political one challenge, difficulty : impossible
It's not honest of the system to give one man life and another death if they both were implicated. Kenneth Smith maintained he didn't kill the victim but the other guy, and the other way around. Goes to show how corrupt and dysfunctional the system is, and the judge overturning the decision of the jury is just ridiculous, but that practice got abolished, so if he had been convicted today he would have gotten life. - But the husband, a pastor even, that he took out life insurance on his wife because he was broke and needed money and hired someone to kill his wife, jesus christ, that is criminal if you want to talk criminality. But if you look objectively at it all, it was a bunch of people who acted insanely. And the victim was the one who paid for their mistakes. Sure, you can say Kenneth Smith had it coming, but it's only in Alabama that 35 years prison and a botched 2 hour execution isn't enough payment. This guy in essense was executed twice on top of his prison time. - USA is also out of touch with reality to have sentences that are so long lasting. In Europe if you get life, you get around 10-20 years tops, but in the US life is how long a person lives (afaik). And does it hinder criminality, - apparently not. I'd rather see a justice system that gets down to the core of why people commit the insane crimes they do and find out how to solve that problem. Sure, the world is rid of a killer, but there are a thousand others waiting in line and a thousand more going in the same direction that isn't stopped that isn't hindered and that will come to a similar end. Better to find out why people do what they do and reform their thinking so they come to see the light of a better way. You can say I'm being naive, and perhaps I am, but I have the hope that people can become better than they were, can realize the mistakes they made, and can change as a person. Who knows if the Kenneth Smith of yesterday was the same as the one 35 years prior? He had a spiritual advisor, he allegedly had gone sober, had taken an education, so all the signs were there that this guy realized the mistakes he did. Perhaps he was not outspoken about it, but then again, if he realized that what he did wa inexcusable, he maybe also realized there was no need to apologize, because what is that going to do, bring the victim back to life? I don't know, but I try to believe in the best in people, and I do not believe you reform anyone or make a better world by capital punishment. Sure you can say that the victims familiy has some closure now, - that is probably the best there is about the situation, I will acknowledge that, - but other than that, I think it's better to rehabilitate than just plain discard and kill. I don't know if you can see my point, or if I make any sense.@@ammocan2796
So what…. And if he did you’d be saying, “He didn’t mean it! He didn’t say it with compassion! He wasn’t crying when he apologized!” You people are nutcases playing morality experts. Jeez just stfu he’s dead.
Let’s all remember ELIZABETH DORLENE SENNET, the real VICTIM.
Nobody say kenneth is the victim
RIP.
What happened to the “ Pastor “ did they drag him out and kill him too ?
@@Manu_Lemoine_FR The Bald headed Spiritual Advisor spoke as though The Executed Murderer was The Victim.
@wilfredwilde9559 The pastor (her husband that ordered the hit on her) committed suicide a week after her death when the cops started to suspect he was involved in her murder.
He shook and breathed heavily as he died, kind of like the woman he stabbed to death?
You fail to realize that he is now released from his bonds and torment. When he could have been caged and had to live with that punishment. This was an easy way out for him, not a punishment.
@ScottishAlaskan77 dumb argument. I guarantee you the man would have rather lived in that cell than die. Otherwise he would have offed himself.
@@ScottishAlaskan77 America is very religious, so you know he's going to another place that's hotter than earth.
Surely he repented in prison. He is in heaven. His victim probably didn't get a chance to accept Jesus or repent and is probably in Hell. @@904_Florida
@@904_FloridaI think he may have become a Christian while he was in prison. I knew nothing about this person or this case before this execution, but from the little research I did, he seems to have become a Christian while doing his time. Either way none of us know. It’s up to God to decide where he goes.
This man took a life violently for $1000. Sorry, but how she died is more important than how he died.
Sorry, no. Your government doing this to people, and being allowed to do this to people is NOT more important than your shallow braindead feelings of justice.
Gross
Well Obama did it for much more money in mädofferent countries of northern africa and Arabia...when will he will pay his debts? 🤔
Damn warmongers!
Even IF he convulsed for 4 minutes, he still was killed easier than what Elizabeth Sennet was killed! How can people show more empathy toward convicted murders than what their victim(s) received?
We think alike
It’s called the 8th Amendment to the US Constitution
Thats what's I want to know but I can't find out why.
We don't have any right to judge. As someone who has been involved in the death sentence..... If someone is destined to lose their life it should be non-tortious. According to the God almighty...he is the final judge and jury.
Pardon the spelling.
He wasnt awake when he was shaking and moving. He lost consicousness from the gas. Those were involentary movements. Way more humane than anything he ever did to his victims.
Not disagreeing but you don't know that for certain.
Are you a DR?
you don't know that
@newytuser24 Well it sounds like she described Agonal Breathing. Which is when there's not enough O2 in the brain and the unconscious person's body tries to get air into the lungs and muscle spasms can occur. So the person is unconscious about to die but the human body tries to fight. It's common.
Why would I consider you credible when you can't even spell 'involuntary' correctly ❓
Elizabeth Sennett was taken from the rear and "blind-sided her." A beating then ensued, in which the victim apparently struggled for her life. The evidence indicated that during the beating any item within reach was used as a weapon. The men apparently used every piece of a fireplace set, a walking cane, and a piece of galvanized pipe and, after beating her, stabbed her eight times with a survival knife
@@Hello-ci8em
There are worse things a person can face than death.
And yet that piece of sh@t state’s that Alabama takes a step backwards for killing him.
Husband offd himself. Probably before he snitched on the guys he paid to do the job @@Hello-ci8em
@betterweed Do you think you sound profound when stating that absurdity?
He got off easy compared to what he put his victim through
Only problem I see is it took 30 years to get to this.
100% correct, thank you
35*
35 years to be exact.
That's 29 years and 6 months too long!
Pro tip: don't murder people.
Pro tip: DON'T TELL THE WHOLE WORLD HOW TO LIVE WHEN YOU EVEN CAN'T DO IT ON YOUR OWN!
USA=STATE OF HYPOCRITES!
Or live in the USA.
@CensoredSheepChanneldefinitely only for the latter, the US war criminals are granted endless impunity.
After 39 years behind bars, Raymond Flanks walked free on overturned murder conviction. Lucky he didn't get the death sentence.
Are pro life?
RIP Elizabeth Sennett
Murdered 1988
Yes let's just keep stating how he writhed and shook as he died. Now let's just think about what his victim felt as she was being butchered by this man. I bet she screamed and writhed also to get away. I bet every time he plunged that knife into her body she felt unimaginable agony and fear. But we can't ask her now can we? He lived and breathed for years. She never got that chance. Now he knows how she felt.
one cruel act doesn't justify another
@@climatechangedoesntbargain9140 Actions have consequences. He just received the consequence of his actions.
You’re welcome to your opinion, though. As am I.
An eye for an eye leaves everyone blind
He lived and breathed in fear for 36 years in a tiny jail cell. He made a big mistake - but that was no excuse to put him down like an animal. His life had meaning regardless of what he did for no other reason than he was made in the image and likeness of God. Do you think on judgement day Jesus will forget you said this about one of His children? And when Jesus doesnt forgive you, will you be surprised when He says "now you know how Kenneth felt."
@@climatechangedoesntbargain9140 i have a butthole you have a butthole
His death was more humane than the death he caused his victim. This reporter got her "15 minutes of fame" repeatedly describing his execution.....did she report on the brutality of his stabbing of a woman repeatedly?
I don't think she has started her career when it all went down so I don't think she could have even done that
@tabithakeep8305 she could have given equal time reporting to the brutal murder of his victim which all is on record. Time does not diminish the need to balance the reporting for the remembrance of the victim's suffering and death.
I'm dam sure his victim was also terrified, in alot of pain and suffering trauma when she was murdered. She too had no choice in how she was going to die. There was no humanity in her death either. Why should a killer be humanely put to death when their victim was not given the same option?
The death penalty is not justice, but revenge. Also, life in prison is much, much worse.
@Irish_Clan u speak from experience?
@@susanleslie4809 Yup.
The poor victims of these people never get the sympathy that the killers do.
Who's giving sympathy to him? Speak for yourself.
It's not about sympathy, you don't need sympathy to understand what's wrong with eye for an eye mentality.
@@Misdirectingnah scroll up in the comments and you'll have bleeding hearts calling this cruel and unusual punishment.
What are you on about? Alabama claimed it was “the most painless and humane method of execution known to man." While the UN saw it as risky, experimental and could lead to a torturous death or non-fatal injury. Therefore they’re reporting on the effects to see if they can substantiate Albama’s claims.
@@DysprosiumMreye for an eye, tooth for tooth.
It's called justice ⚖️!
The people of Alabama stand with the Sennett family who lost their loved one. She is the real victim despite what AL’s coverage may have you believe.
💯
Meee toooo
What do you think the victim went through?!
Hypoxia. He has a few good dreams and passed away
So you want to be no better than a convicted murderer. Gotcha
@@rbryanhull I would say he already had it better than the victim. She was "beaten" to death he wasn't.
@@Doris1888 every statistic on the us prison system shows being locked up is a form of mental, emotional, and physical torture. He sat in a jail cell for 36 years. He was tortured by the state in November and struggled as the state shoved nitrogen down his throat with a group of people watching, calling it "justice" to justify this murder. This isnt a math equation, what was done to him was pure evil.
The victim went through hell, no doubt about it, - but if you call yourself a christian, or if Alabama or the nation of America hopes to call itself christian in any sense, - Jesus words about forgiveness, should have some resonance with you. This man already went through hell, he was attempted to be executed for two hours already, which they botched, and on top of this sat for 35 years on death row. In most nations without capital punishment he would have paid already more than tripple what people get for murder, - so at least according to the standards of other civilized nations, he did pay. But most people who call for executions simply cannot get enough of it, - it's like in the old days with burnings in a square, lynchings and what not. - Capital punishment is simply not civilized, if anything it is cowardly!
I’m pretty certain the woman he beat and stabbed 10 also had difficulty breathing and also convulsed as well. Did he care about her life then, NO he did not. So why should we care about his life or if he has some difficulties dying. His death was still less agonizing than his victims death.
Fascinating point of view. Do you not understand people aren't saying they feel sorry for him?
I don't want my tax dollars going to state sponsored murder.
@@fredg.sanford2951 murder is unlawful killing of another, homicide is the killing of one person by another. So, technically it’s state sanctioned homicide not murder. Since it’s state sanctioned it’s perfectly legal. It’s okay, I forgive you for not knowing the difference. I also forgive you for not having a spine by wanting this killer to live happily ever after in prison, with all the entitlements and privileges that they have.
@@jacobbaker9506 that's just semantics
He knew it was happening and was holding his breath to prolong the inevitable, leading to the panic and writhing and heavy breathe once he can hold his breath no longer.
We know nitrogen gas is dangerous to industrial workers because it is painless and there's no indication that anything is wrong. You just slip off into unconsciousness and die. But if you know you're breathing nitrogen and are dying, then of course there'd be some level of panic.
He was a horrible man. I hope his victims have peace. Death is ugly.
They will never have peace. Please tell me one individual after the sentence is committed....years later if their heart and soul has real and true PEACE?
Wasn't the husband of the victim, who hired people to kill his own wife, the real horrible man? All the rest were just his henchmen.
@@stefanosias7422 hadn't heard that. I don't live in AL. Is this proven?
It's what the case is reported as being all about, so I guess it must be. @@kathyrama4570
The United States of America is ugly.
I'm confused why they don't just use firing squads in America since they have a love affair with guns. It's also ridiculous that he's been in prison for over 30 years. The appeal system in America is stupid.
The appeals are to make sure someone gets a fair trial. Not to mention there’s been too many cases of people being wrongly convicted
@@RB01.10Way to many unfortunately, in part due to improper proceedings.
It's not a love affair. We just value our right to bear arms. The rest of the world has a love affair with being stupid.
Broken indeed!
Do they even execute criminals in your country???
He should have thought about the consequences of killing an innocent woman in a state that has a death penalty.
AMENNN
Or maybe the state should remove the death penalty because its inhumane, cruel, and unusual punishment.
@@Jupiter1423nah
This is the point I make quite often, it doesn't work as a deterrent. Therefore it's only use is revenge, which is labelled as 'justice', not very Christian.
@@Jupiter1423 So what deters murders if there’s no death penalty or life in prison? Next they say life in prison is inhumane, cruel and unusual.
He was a horrible, evil person.
it is shame!! The state cannot claim to be a murderer. Hate will keep for ages
Was yes, but was it the same person today. Also he maintained his innocense all along. Have you read all the details of the case, of just comment on it? How about the husband of the victim who allegedly had her killed, - isn't he the real monster. Kenneth was the useful fool who ended up paying the ultimate price. And now people thinks justice has been served and can get on with their lives.
@drydryd Crass nonsense. People do feel for the victims and their families, they just don't believe in capital punishment.
@drydrydyes we do but few things are black and white
N.R.I.H.
What did his victim go through dont feel sorry for him
How did his victims die?? How did they shake and cry before he killed them??
I have ZERO sympathy for murderers.
💯
Well he beat his victim to death. Probably some crying. Like maybe please stop.
well i mean he killed a single person and you can find that info on her death pretty easily.
He was hired to kill one person not victims with an s. He stabbed person 8 times in chest. Died faster than he did. PLUS SERVED 35 YEARS BEFORE INHUMANE DEATH
I heard there was a fireplace tool involved in the woman’s death.
His victim probably shook moved pleaded for their life in their home
The thrashing and heavy breathing are involuntary movements that happen AFTER he lost consciousness. It's called agonal breathing, it happens a lot when people die. The way they are reporting this though they are making it seem like he was writhing in agony.
Typical liberal agenda driven narrative.
Are you a DR. ?
you don't know that
@@Tina-lg8pythis is common sense. Have you ever seen a loved one pass away in hospice? This is normal
@@Tina-lg8pygoogle, bro
Can we get an equally descriptive narration of his victim's death?
Thank you
Describe his victim’s last moments too please.
She's not psychic
Eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind you silly little liberal
Why? Do you get off on hearing about the pain of others?
Yeah like you care about the victims 😂
@@Loljjkb do you care about this guy?
I wonder how long that innocent woman layed begging and or dying on the floor. Stop victimizing criminals eye for an eye you make your bed you lay in it
Amen
An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind.
@@migueldelgadillo944
Ridiculous saying. Half the world doesn’t commit Murder. (They don’t even gouge each other’s eyes out.)
God is not a white boy named Jesus and you better keep that same energy when it's time for you to get judged.
Hey, fortune cookie. You're referring to the Code of Hammarabi from about 3000 years ago. This is about crime and punishment. You do agree that crimes should be punished, right? So the punishment for murder and torture in your book is? A hug?
I see it as eye for an eye. How did his victim feel when she had 8 stab wounds to the chest and was left to die slowly? I don't have any sympathy for people that take other lives and expect to live out theirs like it never happened. Examples have to be made in order to deter others from committing heinous crimes like this.
The death penalty has proven to not be a deterrent
"An eye for and eye makes the world blind" Gandhi
@@brendalg4irrelevant
100%🇺🇲
@@brendalg4I can think of ‘one’ person who it deters……
Am i supposed to feel bad? ................ Cause I don't
You are not a liberal....
Imagine a play by play for the victim
everyone trying to defend the condemned has clearly never lost anyone close to them in such a brutal fashion as he had taken that woman, nor have they had any attempt on their own life.
imagine the pain of feeling that knife plunged in and out of you several times, the terror you would be in, the pain and struggle of defending yourself, pleading for your life.
Anyone agreeing with you has a very short sighted view of law and order and revenge and rehabilitation. There is a reason that every civilised country has gotten rid of capitol punishment.
can't rehabilitate the deranged
and i WON'T rehabilitate people who would do something so heinous and think they're going to get a time out and a talking to by a therapist.@@m1leswilliams
@@m1leswilliams👎🏼
Life in prison is actually much worse. And no one is defending the condemned. He was guilty.
@@m1leswilliamsDon’t worry, it’s just a matter of time until we get capital punishment back. The world will see how fragile the modern western social-democratic political system is.
He shook himself on purpose to try and thwart the effort
People are so worried about the poor inmates suffering and will they feel any pain! What about the poor victims! Imagine the pain and suffering they went through and the pain that the victims families are still going through! Big deal he was shaking or moving!!
I didn't want the victims to go through what they did, nor do I want anyone else to: 2 wrongs don't make a right. The executions don't undo anything for the victims.
He got more of a life than the victim.
He got more what ?? Coffee , breaths , feelings of guilt , shower time , bathroom breaks , time to pray , ...oh , yeah . He got alot more out of life !!!
Yeah he lived for a while before end of the line! It doesn’t seem fair sometimes how the system works!😮
@@lucasFranks-ex7kb At least he was able to do those things. Did his victim? He did get more of a life. 35 years more than his victim. He made the choice and got the life according to his choices. Feelings of guilt? More like feelings of guilt because he got caught. That's laughable.
#SorryNotSorry.
Rip, Mrs. Sennett.
What were the final moments of his victim like?
"Elizabeth Sennett from the rear and "blind-sided her." A beating then ensued, in which the victim apparently struggled for her life. The evidence indicated that during the beating any item within reach was used as a weapon. The men apparently used every piece of a fireplace set, a walking cane, and a piece of galvanized pipe and, after beating her, stabbed her eight times with a survival knife."
Thank you
It’s insane that we have to have a discussion about this. He killed someone.
This murderer lived 35 years after he killed. How is this justice?
He got 35 free years with room and board and food and medical all expenses paid vacation. 35 years! How sad!
@@Ricktwofour 35 years in prison is a vacation?
If justice wasn't served, the execution was not justified.
Tax payer dollars at work
@@MintV2 "justice delayed. Justice denied" is a common quote within the legal system.
An EYE for an EYE, a TOOTH for a TOOTH and a LIFE for a LIFE 💯!!!!!
Well spoken! When will Clinton,Bush and Obama will be held responsible?🤔
Country of warmongers!
No why are people feeling bad for this killer? He got himself into this mess.
I think anyone who has humanity inside of themselves, will feel bad when another human dies, even if it is a serial killer... I don't feel good with death, and the way they describe, it look like a torture.. Nobody should be tortured, we can't apply "An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth" as a law... We are not cavemans anymore.
And he sat for 35 years on death row and was attempted to be killed for 2 hours and got PTSD and steady vomiting out of it and what not. Don't you think he paid already a huge price for what he did? And how about the husband of the victim, who were the one who hired him and another guy? I would say the husband was the real menace, - because without his actions, the victim would have been alive.
Nobody feels bad. It's a bigger issue. Read a book.
The lady he and his friend
Bludgeoned she didn’t get any anesthesia before they beat her to a pulp
I’m sorry, but I don’t have any pity for animals to do this to an innocent lady
Don't apologize...
Yup. That sounds like hypoxemia to me. Chances are he was unconscious within a minute, more or less. Just because the brain is quick to shut down, the rest of the body takes a lot longer. When the Pressure of arterial Oxygen (PaO2) drops too low, the brain can't function. Lights out. BUT, breathing is important. So, the body has a back up system to stimulate breathing in low oxygen states called the Carotid Bodies. So, they're going to keep firing away for some time providing the stimulus to keep breathing. That's not the end. There's also Oxygen Content (O2con) measured in Vol%. That's oxygen stored in the cells themselves. The brain has a high metabolism so it burns through that very quickly. Not the rest of the body. I've seen patients in asystole (clinically deceased) for 30 minutes still having agonal respirations. We can expect to hear it described like this every time. That's the body's natural response to hypoxemia.
no fucking shit genius
@@joelbenke9127lol because everyone definitely knows this information 😂🤦🏻♂️
Isn't the aim hypoxia, not hypoxemia?
@@joelbenke9127Man, you must be an expert. Maybe you can expand upon their knowledge give us all data that you know? We can’t wait to hear from you…
@@Hello-ci8em Yep, we both learned something new here. It pays to not always act like the smartest person in the room, right?
This man murdered Elizabeth Sennett in 1988. I was born in 1988. 35 years is a long time. Disgusting that this man was allowed to continue living so long after the crime he committed.
What's disgusting is thinking you are any better than him with that attitude
I wonder if the folks on here fussing about capital punishment have this same energy when it comes to murdering unborn children…..
What did his victims go through before they died?
No one was there to report on her pain, these news people need something better to do.
Does anyone know what happened to the Pastor/husband that hired these guys that did this to his wife ?
I read earlier that he killed himself before he could be caught.
He committed suicide
About a week after she passed he reslized he is a suspect. He killed himself
@@philipholmes5884 if he was a true pastor and wanted to square things with God and the World he could have walked into a police station, confess his sins and take the punishment and spend his time in prison doing good things.
He choose suicide, obviously he didn't want to do any of that.
I think one does not really know until it happens to you with different circumstances in life what you will do.Then it all depends how you chose to be- a good or not so good person. Thats when your true self and character comes out.
He hired people to murder his wife: that speaks for itself what character he had. His pastor life looks like it was a facade/ mask.
I think suicide is when one reaches a place of desperstion with no way out.
I don't think anyone really understands if it is unpardonable or what happens to a soul.
This is just my way of looking at it
I'm sure with everything there is a million other ways to see this.
Say What You Will, Just Imagine What The Victim's Life Could Have Been, Giving He Took Her LIFE...She Could Have Enjoyed Her LIFE..Her Family, Children And Grandchildren!!
Yeah, but perhaps without her husband, who according to media had her killed.
Why are you capitalizing every word?
@@jeffdur1330She probably doesn't get any attention. 🙄🤷♂️
@@Tritiuminducedfusion34 likes disagree with you
Smith "writhed and shook?" He lived 35 years too long. His real justice has been meted out by a Higher Power for eternity.
*ELIZABETH SENNETT. Say her name! Mother of Mike and Chuck. Smith lived 37 years after Elizabeth was brutally murdered. TWICE as long as her son's had her in their lives!*
What happened to the firing squad?
Their car broke down
He didn’t kill in Utah.
It's not 1935.
I mean gassing them or injecting them does have a 40's ring about it.. I've got it death by submersible that should be fast and painless@@jeffdur1330
Using gas or injection does a have 40's ring about it... @@jeffdur1330
How long was the VICTIM Elizabeth Sennett in agony before she took her last breath....
Shame it took nearly 36 years for him to take his last breath.
Why waste time talking about a convicted criminal like that one
I'm so confused! I sure hope these reporters, showed this much concern for the victim, and her family. 👀
They did. But this happened in the 80s. Time tends to fade memory for many.
I'm sure they did. In the 80s when it happened.
Her pastor husband paid for her murder. He obviously didn’t give a damn about his children or her family.
Justice was served.
Hardly
@@Jupiter1423NPC In the comments commenting NPC shit
The murderer is more famous than his victims.
That's the society now. We glorify everything we shouldn't
I don't think the family of the victims care about not being famous
@@ciaranh7456 well duhr.
How about describing the final hours of his victim!
Disgusting. Seems like he was hoping the courts would stop such a brutal thing. That's like a creep show story. More horrible than Gary Gilmore with the fireing squad. Not sorry for him. A sickening end.
I’m calling it now…he held his breath for as long as he could and near the end he was panicking cuz he knew he had to breathe in and wanted to make it as dramatic as posssible. Nothing to see here, folks.
That is what I am thinking, too.
They said he would have a seizure and that, that type of death is painful.
I dont think he was trying to be dramatic he was dying bro lol. I think it was all just panic. I would be thrashing around too with only the panic. Dosent mean I would be trying to be dramatic. That's idiotic.
like I said "absolutely cruel and unusual"
@@Berserk1Manga-- Nitrogen is not like being strangled. Your body doesn't know it doesn't have oxygen.
I almost died from pulmonary edema suffocating. I’m sure it felt very similar. It is a horrible terrifying feeling. But he should have thought about that before he did what he did.
Glad you are okay @rg8956!
You don't get put on death penalty for good behavior
Guess you didn’t see it the case a couple months back where they had to let a death row inmate go because they finally tested the DNA
Tell that to all the young black children white women falsely accused of sexual assault because they thought watching black kids die was funny.
George Stinney was 14 years old and innocent when he was executed with an electric chair.
"The man who passes the sentence should swing the sword." Eddard Stark
1988 wtf?!
We all went to school, graduated, and got married by then and this dude was still on death row😬😬 why wait ao freaking long???
I bet his victim cried and begged for her life as she was being murdered
Don’t forget his heinous crime. Cannot forget what happened that led to him being executed. He had a choice
you dont even know what he did, do you ?
He was part of a murder for hire plot. The worst 1000 dollars he ever made. It literally cost him his life. @@davediamond9436
@@davediamond9436a lot of people do.
The victim's family also had a choice. Sit by, watch, and do nothing while the state tortured this man, or do the right thing and say something to prevent it. The victims family did what Kenneth did - they made the easy choice.
@@Jupiter1423 That's pretty low blaming the family for his execution. He made a choice to murder, so he made the choice to suffer the consequences. There's punishment for a reason. This monster was not a victim. The children who lost their mother were. Let that sink in for a moment.
It's amazing what people will protest & stand up for.
Where is all your compassion for the victims and their families
It's not about compassion. It's about the state using this method for executions.
Nothing to do with compassion for the family. That’s a given, everyone feels bad for the victim (as they should) the real argument here is why is Alabama using such a backwards method of execution? The justice system should not be carrying out this kind of action
@@BikerBearMTBdid you see the video of the AG prattynuch bragging about it. Many reporters have said this wasn’t a normal execution like they were told. It wasn’t like lethal injections. This has to be extremely disturbing for everyone who watched it. Even the victims family.
@moparbabe72 that's the society we live in. It's disgusting.
@@jeffdur1330 it’s terrible.
A little inhumane. But that's an inhumane person. Still kinda sad tho. Like all of it
Your humanity is seen and appreciated. 🌟💖
It seems you guys care more about the murderer than the victim
ALLEGED MURDERER!
So he went through a little bit of pain, big deal. His victim went through a nightmare and tortured. If someone did what he did to one of your loved ones, daughter, mother, ect., and they went through h3ll the last few hours/minutes of their life, would you still say you feel bad that he felt it and it was inhumane? You reap what you sow.
Ask the justice system why it took 35 YEARS???????
He killed a person, he got hired to kill someone’s wife. It’s horrible and I’m not saying he didn’t deserve it. But there are people that have done way way way worse and some of them are walking freely right now. The fact that they watched him die and can tell all the details of him dying is just as bad as what he did.
You wouldn't talk like that if "the person" he killed was someone dear to you, nor if you were that "person" he killed.
“Just as bad as what he did”? Well, among other things, he could say goodbye to his family and issue a statement to the world’s press. I doubt he afforded his victim the same privileges.
Just as bad? So you in your strange brain, stabbing someone to death is no worse than him being put to sleep in a few minutes?? Geez. Hope you get out of any jury duty in the future.🙄
Why do people feel bad for these people. He took someone else’s life and didn’t care so why should we care about him.
Because for we all have sinned and fallen short of what true righteousness is hence Christ died in place of us so that we may be merciful as He God was and became a man and died so that we may not face His wrath . God forgave us and became our Mercy (Christ) . So we can grief as we have lost but we must forgive by not casting anymore blood for our pain is from casting of blood and so if we wanna revenge all sin , we all will be dead .
God died so our old deeds may not be cute again and He rose again in newness so we may have life again and do what is right . Love love love
One wrong is not corrected with another wrong
Because the Bible says, "Thou shalt not kill." I guess good Christians don't come to the comments section.
What he said @@henryasiamah5275
@@yagamilight3547no it does
This is NOT unbiased reporting. The reporter is in no way, shape or form neutral.
What part of this did you feel was her opinion?
Not sure why nitrogen would cause shakes/convulsions, as our atmosphere is 78%. Was the gas not heated to room temperature? Really cold would probably not be comfortable. Years ago, there was a welder at a TI facility that suffocated in Xenon gas (I think, it was one of the noble gases) which settle into a pipe trench, because he wasn't aware he was being suffocated he didn't climb out.
I always thought watchers might not like N for death penalty, because sometimes it causes euphoria before causing unconsciousness. That might upset the victim's family.
Argon is heavy there's a story about a guy that used it to store apples and other produce
He didn't tell employees that was his secret to the best produce
Think two people ended up dieing one day going into the container
The difference between our atmosphere and pure nitrogen gas is that oxygen isn't present in the latter. The nitrogen gas itself isn't the problem, that's inert (hence why it's called "inert gas asphyxiation"), the problem is the lack of oxygen.
And yes, someone breathing xenon gas would experience the exact same thing, that's also an inert gas. You pass out within seconds and never regain consciousness, so unless someone gets you out of the situation quickly at that point you are for all intents and purposes dead already at that point, even though your body will continue to live on and make some involuntary movements for a little while.
Also, note that inert gas asphyxiation is not suffocation. Suffocation happens due to the hypercapnic response, which is what happens when carbon dioxide builds up in the blood because you can't breathe out; this is an extremely uncomfortable sensation. In contrast, inert gas asphyxiation doesn't trigger the hypercapnic response at all, because you continue to breathe out, so there's none of that uncomfortable sensation at all, you just lose consciousness very quickly, and then die unless you somehow get to breathe oxygenated air again before brain death occurs.
He was not "killed"! He was executed!
It’s the same thing.
You forget this is a liberal writing this
The cause of death listed on the death certificates of those executed is homicide, so yes, he was killed. Doing it legally doesn't make it not killing. He didn't die naturally and he didn't kill himself.
He was brutally murdered.
@somewhereinspace2166 nah
May Elizabeth Sennett rest in peace.
Everyone here should watch "I Survived" before they protest what happened to this former prisoner. Some people are absolutely evil.
You don't combat evil with evil.
Yes, they are, but this is absolutely a whole nother level of ignorance. If you think really, really hard, you might be able to figure out why.
@@user-ef2zh4ht5q Pest control...
@@user-ef2zh4ht5qYou certainly do. Fight fire with fire.
@@user-ef2zh4ht5qThe words of someone who has not lost someone to murder.
This thread more than adequately shows just how many warped individuals relish in the belief that state sanctioned murder is the antidote to violent crime.
Why don’t you accept some of these death row guys at your home on work release?
@@GlebNerzhin
Pathetic! Absolutely pathetic!
@GlebNerzhin what the OP is saying is that they should be in prison for the rest of their lives. Killing a murderer does nothing but make another person dead.
All the people saying that this was not humane, I will remind you how the victim suffered. She had been stabbed and beaten with a fireplace implement. They used a fireplace poker to kill her horribly while she fought them. According to the sheriff that did the investigation, he said that she was still alive when he showed up. She had a pulse but then later died at the hospital. So, she lived for a while after being beaten and stabbed with a fireplace poker and suffering for a lot longer than her murderers did. It is obvious that she's suffered a lot more than they did while she was being murdered. Her murderers suffered very little compared to her death, in my opinion. Also, his victim died in 1988 at the age of 45, but her murderer lived to be 58. The murderer lived for 36 years after killing her. He lived for minutes after they applied the nitrogen only because he held this breath for that long. I guess they could have made it more humane by administrating a seditive before the execution. Thus, he might have been asleep and could not have held his breath. He could have then possibly died in his sleep. That would have been too easy for such a murderer in my opinion. Too bad for him. No one asked me for my opinion before doing this, or they might have actually given him a sedative and made it easier for him. I have been told I do think outside the box and see obvious things that people miss. How many more companies could have benefited by having me as a consultant...
As horrible as her death was, it was nothing compared to the suffering going on in Palestine for the past 110 days. The criminal 'governments' of the US, UK and Israel are guilty of genocide!
his victim suffered more
Well I wonder how difficult breathing must be with 8 stab wounds to the chest!
I dont agree with the indepth detailed descriptions of his death. I wish the victims family well.
This guy claimed to have found religion and made sure to have a priest with him. But never, in the past 30+ years did he ever try to apologize to the victims family for what he did. He never said the words, wrote them a letter… *NOTHING!* He tried to stop this execution in many different ways but the saddest part is the victims family said they would’ve advocated for him not to be executed if he had only made some effort to apologize. Since he didn’t, they never attempted to intervene and try to stop him from being executed. It really makes you wonder… *WHY?* Why on earth wouldn’t he have sincerely apologized and then he would’ve had a much better chance of avoiding execution. He continually stated how scared he was and afraid of the execution but clearly, he wasn’t humane enough to be remorseful for what he did. Good riddance to him and the only thing in disappointed in, is that it took so long before hood sentence was carried out. *FINALLY* the victims family can have some closure and know that this man that took so much from them, he will never do that to anyone else again. ✌️
Trying to defend a killer and complain because he might have suffered while dying is INSANE!!
I wonder if they really believe that nonsense they spout during the final stages.
Do you know who said the guy suffered the priest that was in the room with a guy he said it was the most inhumane way to die
This entire debacle is a mere violation of the 8th amendment. This man had a botched execution attempt 2 years prior and is made to be a Guinea pig for his new execution method? Tell me this isn't cruel and unusual punishment.
Sorry was it 5-7 minutes of heavy breathing then two minutes of writhing around or two minutes of writhing around and then 5-7 minutes of heavy breathing?
You didn’t make it clear
What trauma did his victim endure as she was being beaten and stabbed to death by Kenneth?
What did his victims go thorough seems a legit question.
I'm sure his victim struggled as he stabbed her too
I’m so glad the victims family finally got justice. I get that he was terrified to die, but he had no regard for the woman he killed. He had the audacity to say on a news report a month or so before he was killed “Man isn’t meant to kill other people”, when he literally murder that victim with no remorse. If anything, this was a mercy to him. I’m sure there are many vigilantes out there who would have put this man to death themselves had the state not done so
Simular to the old german gas chamber but they weren't tied down and drugged
Cause and Effect 🤷🏾♂️
Wow, now you tube says im cyberbullying a dead guy and deleted my comment.
Pricks always delete my comments .because of curtain words or phrases sucks
They censor me all the time when I'm just staying a fact. They take the 1st amendment away.
You must have been speaking the truth.
This app loves protecting shitty people
Fucking youtube they suck
I don’t get why the death penalty is so traumatizing. Why not put the prisoner to sleep like before surgery and then put him on his way?
He was holding his breath trying not to breathe the gas. He caused his own suffering.
WHO THE H*LL CARES?????
His victims didn't get as much publicity.
So sad listening to the murdered victim's son talk. I feel bad for the family that has to lose their loves one, I also feel bad that they had to witness this killer die.
I hope they aren't bothered nor remember that moment for a second. They don't deserve to be victimized by that killer anymore.
I think part of your statements make absolutely zero sense no matter where one stands in the debate about death penalty.
"I also feel bad that they had to witness this killer die".
They didnt. They simiply didnt. Nobody is forced to witness an execution. This is a choice. If you dont want to attend, you dont attend. That simple. They WANTED to see that person die.
They deserve sympathy for what they suffered through 35 years ago. But while it was a cruel fate to have a loved one taken away by a murderer, keeping hate in the heart for 35 years is ones own responsibility. I dont want to judge it, because fortunately i never walked through anything like that. But its with all adverse things that happen to you in life due to things outside your control (such as, a killer). You deserve sympathy for the bad fate you had, but still how you deal with it an how your react is your own choice.
I dont think that keeping the desire for revenge in their heart for 35 years very likely did not do them any good. And when you make getting someone dead a central topic of your life for such a long time and that person is finally killed, life likely becomes hollow. Initially they were victimized by the murderer, and as said, they deserved all sympathy and compassion for that. But with how they dealt with this, they kind of victimized themselves on top.
However, for this, society is to blame, too. In my opinion, there should be a strong state funded or federally funded support infrastructure for crime victims where they get all the help - particularly psychological help - they need for free to recover from the crime. I think this would be well invested tax dollars. Imagine that you spend 35 years of your life bothering with hate in your hard and the desire for death. As said, i dont want to judge them but i would assume it made the blow of loosing a loved one even worse.
What a drama queen you are ....
@@patrickrudiger8762Absolutely!
@@pintodaminano5310I know right? 😂
@@patrickrudiger8762 💯
They Should Ban All Death Penalty’s For Good
There is too much disparity in the punishment phase for murder